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Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich by Adam Rex; Steven Malk is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>A hilarous look at the day-to-day life of the average ghoul.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Lovers of silly pop-culture allusions will get a kick out of these monster spoofs. The title poem sets the parodic tone. Frankenstein's monster, pursued by torch-bearing villagers, feels sad to be despised: "They threw tomatoes,/ pigs, potatoes,/ loaves of moldy bread./ And then a thought struck Frankenstein/ as pickles struck his head." Instead of pitying himself, he thanks the mob and makes a Dagwood sandwich. In subsequent pages, Rex (Tree Ring Circus) in a mocking spirit akin to Sendak et al.'s Mommy? parodies wolfmen and vampires. A recurring joke features an aggravated Phantom of the Opera who cannot compose music except to the tunes of "Pop Goes the Weasel" and other standards ("It's a small world after all./ Angry cursing fills the hall./ Now he's crawling up the wall./ It's a small, small world"); a goofy Dracula tale follows the bouncy meter of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Rex demonstrates a dizzying yet fitting variety of artistic styles, layouts and lettering. For instance, he styles a Jekyll and Hyde tale as a 19th-century illustrated newspaper, a photo collage imita

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Author

Adam Rex; Steven Malk

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780152057664

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry

Rating

4.23 / 5 (1,690 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13