Young Reader's Series: Book of Nonsense (Containing Edward Lear's Complete Nonsense Rhymes, Songs, and Stories), (Paperback)

from nmhale

Lear's limericks are fun and silly, with some of that absurd humor I might also find in Dr. Seuss or Carroll's poetry. He makes up foolish words to suit his odd characters, who range from regular people who perform peculiar actions to bizarre figures who might be doing the mundane or the odd. A y...

from pokarekareana

As expected, it reminded me of the nonsense verse I used to love as a child. I have no great interest in poetry, but something in this kind of funny, nonsensical turn of phrase intrigues me. A very quick read for a wet morning when you need the literary equivalent of a tickle!

from kaulsu

I don't think any parent (or grandparent) would purchase this book were it to be written and published today. More than half of the subjects are killed off, and most by incredibly nasty means. Even considering British pronunciation, the rhyming schemes are stretched beyond belief. So why did I gi...

from the.ken.petersen

This probably seemed incredibly witty when it was written but, I actually found this tedious. It is one 'joke' repeated ad nauseam: There was an old man of... Poor. if early limericks.

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When I was a child, I enjoyed Lear, but I read only a poem or two at a time. This book was "way too much of a good thing." If I ever read another "There was an old man from" or "There was an old person from" poem again, it will be too soon. He had several alphabets. Many used the same thing for t...