The Misfits [Hardcover]

Jon Rosen (Author), Drew Barrymore (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2004

In a desperate attempt to introduce some spirituality into her life, Veronica sculpts her hair into the shape of a cathedral. Sabrina insists she wasn't "talking to herself," merely addressing the tiny conductor on top of her head. Gladys pauses during her window shopping to remember who she is. Armand hopes his hand-fashioned periscope will help him look beyond the troubled waters of his life.

These amusing, pathetic, ridiculous, and, at times, disturbingly lovable characters, illustrated in brilliant color and captioned tellingly by Rosen, make up an almanac of the extremes of the human condition. The Misfits is the perfect gift for anyone who's downtrodden, sees the slightly darker side of life, or just needs to be taken down a few pegs.

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About the Author

You can find Jon Rosen's Misfits reprinted in Bright Young Things (Assouline, 2000) and magneted to refrigerator doors around the country. He currently lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where he is launching the Misfits Greeting Card Company.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (February 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158234373X
• ISBN-13: 978-1582343730
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,103,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man, this is one adorable little book!, February 5, 2004

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Samuel Stenson (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Misfits (Hardcover)

This is an adorable little book! I've never heard of the author; from the looks of him on the back flap you'd think he was bored with the idea of being a superstar, which is what he will undoubtedly become once word gets out. This is a very funny, adorable little book! The pages are smooth and creamy, like the tender thighs of a freshly plucked chicken. Between the covers you'll find a generous assortment of endearingly eccentric characters that are in many ways Kafkaesque--with not a wee bit of Bloom County thrown in for good measure? I think my favorite character is "Clyde Battle, corporate walrus" who "lumbers down another synthetic hallway." Man that guy cracks me up! My sole misgiving concerns the paper. I love creamy paper--because I have dry skin and so I like to touch moist things-- but it's sooo white that I'm afraid to turn the pages with my fingers for fear that I might irreparably damage them with my uncleanliness. My favorite moviestar wrote the foreward: Drew Barrymore. I was already intrigued by it's cover, but I just knew I had to purchase it when I read Miss Barrymore's foreword. (Or is it Mrs. now? Honestly, I can't keep track--she's so delicious!) This would make the perfect present for that special someone--maybe cushion it inside a well-crafted basswood box with Hershey's Kisses and leave it on their doorstep along with a brief note that says, "I Love You"!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doodles sometimes do grow up to be art...., February 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Misfits (Hardcover)

This is a small book with a huge heart. Rosen's misfits are a colorful assemblage straight out of a true poet's head. A delight to the eye that speaks to the soul. Unpretentious little book that seems genuinely inspired.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosen Creates a Brilliantly Comical View of Life, April 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Misfits (Hardcover)

I loved this book -- and everyone who has received it from me has loved it. The drawings are crisp and colorful; the captions describe the perplexities, vicissitudes, pathos of coping with life in a way I've never seen described before. I want to see more of Rosen's highly original work -- I have a feeling there are a lot more characters longing for exposure. Some of these little people make me laugh; some make me think. I can see humanity in them all. Congratulations to the author and to Bloomsbury for a marvelous book launch.