SuitabookSeeing the familiar differently
Bogeys call humans ‘Drycleaners’ and value conditions that humans dislike, including darkness, damp and over-ripe food.
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Raymond Briggs - Author
Expect an imaginative, detail-rich portrait of an invented society rather than a tightly plotted adventure. The book invites readers to notice how ordinary routines, customs and values look when viewed from an unfamiliar culture.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect an imaginative, detail-rich portrait of an invented society rather than a tightly plotted adventure. The book invites readers to notice how ordinary routines, customs and values look when viewed from an unfamiliar culture.
Bogeys call humans ‘Drycleaners’ and value conditions that humans dislike, including darkness, damp and over-ripe food.
Fungus performs the mundane job of frightening human beings and wonders what his apparently pointless work is for.
Annotations describe Bogey slang, pets, hobbies, literature, clothing and food; wordplay contributes substantially to the humour.
Be prepared for deliberately unpleasant imagery and comic references to flies, damp, cold and over-ripe food. The tone is playful and observational, but individual readers may differ in their response to the Bogeys’ habits.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: another book-specific source is still needed.
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