In the Floyd Archives: A Psycho-Bestiary Book

Sarah Boxerâ??s charming first book is a series of cartoon case histories, an animal tour of all things Freudian. The tale begins when Mr. Bunnyman runs into Dr. Floydâ??s office to hide from a wolf that is chasing him, and Floyd, a classic pipe-smoking analyst, insists that Bunnymanâ??s problem is psychologicalâ??that he is not actually being chased but is having paranoid fantasies. Enter Dr. Floydâ??s next patient, Mr. Wolfman, a swaggering cross-dresser with a hysterical female alter ego called Lambskin (who soon insists on being treated by Floyd, too). Ratmaâ??am rounds out the Floydian client list: sheâ??s an obsessive-compulsive pack rat who likes giving orders and being spanked.Drawn with a whimsical hand and complete with notes about the Freudian sources to which these archives pay affectionate tribute, the adventures of these animals reveal both the unintended comedy of Freudâ??s case histories and their psychic depths. Read More