The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

I didn't read much last week. Instead, I baked two crumbles, went to the circus, played basketball and started learning Italian.



9. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs - Tom Baker
Another grotesque, illustrated tale by a celebrity of sorts that I bought for about three quid in HMV (see The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy). This is about a truly horrible child called Robert Caligari who develops a deep hatred for humanity and finally gets his comeuppance for all his evils deeds. It's demented, funny and well-written, but not as weirdly endearing as Tim Burton's stories are.