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  • The Imaginary Corpse

  • By: Tyler Hayes
  • Narrated by: James Fouhey
  • Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Imaginary Corpse

By: Tyler Hayes
Narrated by: James Fouhey
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Summary

A dinosaur detective in the land of unwanted ideas battles trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of imaginary friends.

Most ideas fade away when we're done with them. Some we love enough to become real. But what about the ones we love, and walk away from?

Tippy the triceratops was once a little girl's imaginary friend, a dinosaur detective who could help her make sense of the world. But when her father died, Tippy fell into the Stillreal, the underbelly of the Imagination, where discarded ideas go when they're too real to disappear. Now, he passes time doing detective work for other unwanted ideas - until Tippy runs into The Man in the Coat, a nightmare monster who can do the impossible: kill an idea permanently. Now Tippy must overcome his own trauma and solve the case, before there's nothing left but imaginary corpses.

©2019 Tyler Hayes (P)2019 Tantor

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A fantastically original book

The concept of this book is very fresh and original - a combination of a traditional gritty detective novel with both the fun and the dark side of the imagination. Tippy is a loveable protagonist and the story is engaging. Characters like Big Business and Miss Mighty simply add to the strangeness and fun. james Fouhey, the narrator, did a spectacular job. If you like detective novels, or if you have a very active imagination, this one is for you. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would read it again and again - a new favourite.

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  • Bee B.
  • 21-03-20

A charming mystery

Mysteries have a special place in my heart, and this one is both charming and fun

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  • Lea Seidman
  • 14-03-20

Delightful, Heart-Tugging, and Inventive!

The Imaginary Corpse is full to bursting with ideas, characters, sadness, unexpected humor, and love.
You know you’ve got a delicious book on hand when you realize you can’t say anything about it online or in person without spoiling the delight of discovery for someone else.
Tyler Hayes did an incredible job of inventing worlds within worlds, some slyly referencing things we already know, and some wholly new and gorgeous.
It’s my favorite of all the books I’ve listened to in the past year.
James Fouhey’s reading is the best I’ve ever heard. He’s amazingly versatile, capturing hard-boiled but cuddly Detective Tippy, the eagle Freedom Frieda, very young imaginary friends, and inscrutable ones.
(For another Fouhey fix, check out “Puffs” on Amazon.)

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  • Fujin Blue
  • 07-01-20

fantastic book

the book is enjoyable by both child and adult. it not only tells a great story but teaches you a lesson. I loved this book.

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