Boy Who Kicked Pigs [Paperback]

Tom Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2005

Robert Caligari is a thoroughly evil thirteen-year-old who gets his kicks from kicking pigs. After a humiliating episode with a bacon butty, Robert realizes just how much he loathes the human race - and his revenge is truly terrible. This subversive horror-fantasy from Tom Baker (ex-monk, ex-sailor, and the ultimate Doctor Who) is outrageous and funny, and since the hardback was published in 1999 has gone on to become a cult classic. It is illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings from David Roberts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'Grotesque and depraved and above all very funny.' Ardal O'Hanlon"

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (October 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571230547
• ISBN-13: 978-0571230549
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The girl who liked The Boy Who Kicked Pigs, December 21, 2003

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P. M (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy Who Kicked Pigs (Hardcover)

This book is funny, witty and seriously macabre. Graphically depicting sibling tortures it also gives one the opportunity to laugh at the idiocy of the news media. All wrapped up in one neat package it's an expose of a disturbed boy with some wicked ideas. The end is not for the squeamish, but the well drawn pen and ink sketches accompanying the text make one feel they are watching an animated short as they read. I can't wait to share this with my friends and once annoying sister.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious book!, June 28, 2003

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Bryan Schingle (Thornton, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy Who Kicked Pigs (Hardcover)

Written by Doctor Who himself, this small book spins the tale of a violent, evil young boy who hates everything that he sees. It starts with his first instances of violence, and continues on until he meets fate.

The book is funny, to say the least. Dry British humor keeps the pace going, and for anyone familiar with Tom Baker, you can almost hear him narrating the book as you read it. I would love to see a cartoon made out of this!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Black Humor Disguised as a Kid's Book, October 21, 2002

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David (Alexandria, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy Who Kicked Pigs (Hardcover)

The book is written as a children's story about a very nasty little boy. It is grotesquely funny through most of its short length, although it slips into being mostly gross in the last few pages. I could mentally hear most of it in Tom Baker's voice.