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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

By: George Saunders
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 0747576114
ISBN-13: 9780747576112
Released: 07 Mar 2005
RRP: £6.99
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I read this in one go. . . - By: ILONACAT, 07 Nov 2007
I think my curiosity about this was piqued by seeing the front cover. And once I'd begun reading, I couldn't stop until the last page. It's a wonderful little fable crackling with gentle satire & it's also strange, definitely strange. The strangeness of the story is brought out & enhanced by Lane Smith's deeply odd illustrations.

This is a book I think anyone with average reading skills could enjoy. I liked it so much I gave a copy to my brother who enjoyed HIS copy with his young son, who also found the whole thing most enjoyable.

Brighten your day with a Frip !
This is one of those books you never forget - By: , 14 Dec 2001
This book is delightful & surreal. I don't want to give too much away because you should read it yourself. It is a fairytale about a smalll child's struggle against impossible odds. It has that atmosphere of slightly skew reality that a book like say The Little Prince has, but combines that with real warmth. As you can guess from the title ,the prose is lyrical & descriptive. I have bought a copy for a grown up so that they can share it with their children. This is suitable for any child old enough to follow a traditional fairytale, it is more a short illustrated book than a picture book.