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thehappybooker's review against another edition
1.0
This ebook was a suggestion from Book Bub as a bargain title. I thought, "It would be good for me to read something in a genre I usually don't read."
I hated this silly book. Auntie Mame is a narcissist who draws everyone in on her drama and has an ego as fragile as a champaign flute. She would appear to be fun and energetic to people on the periphery of her flibbertigibbet ways, but people who were close or dependent on her for their living or home would be caught in her whirlwind of bad choices, breezy dismissal of the needs of others, and profligate spending.
The writing and plot is bad, too. Makes me grumpy that I wasted my time.
I hated this silly book. Auntie Mame is a narcissist who draws everyone in on her drama and has an ego as fragile as a champaign flute. She would appear to be fun and energetic to people on the periphery of her flibbertigibbet ways, but people who were close or dependent on her for their living or home would be caught in her whirlwind of bad choices, breezy dismissal of the needs of others, and profligate spending.
The writing and plot is bad, too. Makes me grumpy that I wasted my time.
bkread2's review against another edition
5.0
On a scale of 1 to 10, this book is a solid 12!!! Strangley enough after reading this book I want to go through ALL my other ratings and lower them by one! I discovered this book while strolling through the shelves at the library looking for my book club book by Dickens. I was scanning the shelves with my eyes looking for a name of the author to guesstimate where to stop and the spine of the second in the series (Around the World with Auntie Mame) jumped out at me. So I grabbed it read the cover front & back thought it sounded good. So I ended up getting the sequel and this one for giggles and grin! Eventhough it was published in the 50s it was so hard for me to realise that fact. It reminded me of all these current chic-lit books out there that their style of writing and storytelling are what people are calling fresh and invigorating. Well, this is classical chick-lit style, yet by a man. I would still classify it as a chick-lit or beach/vacation read due to the main subject matter is his Auntie Mame and her raising ofhim and all her episodes. This book had me in complete stiches with its wit and charm. I will definitely be reading more by him. I just wish he wasn't dead. I had no idea that several plays and movies were based on his books, including this one! I will definitely have to find those movies to watch now!!
nunuseli's review against another edition
2.0
Reconozco que los libros de humor no son los que más me gustan. La comedia es probablemente el género que me gusta más en el cine, pero los libros etiquetados como “de humor” pocas veces consiguen hacerme reír. Aún así, tenía bastantes esperanzas puestas en ‘La tía Mame’. Iba de un niño huérfano que era criado por una tía excéntrica en el Nueva York de los años 20. Intuía, por el argumento, que me podía gustar. Pero me equivoqué. Las situaciones no son ni de lejos tan divertidas como esperaba, más bien oscilan entre lo predecible y lo ridículo e inverosímil. Además, los personajes son ridículamente planos y esquemáticos. Sí que la tía es un personaje excéntrico, pero lo es de una forma muy tópica. Probablemente me hubiera gustado más si se hubiera centrado en la relación entre tía y sobrino, pero de esto no hay casi nada. Es todo el rato sobre lo excéntrica y guay que es la tía. Hay también algunos prejuicios de clase y muchos aires de superioridad: se quiere hacer pasar a la tía y el sobrino como unos liberales muy enrollados pero se hace a costa de contraponerlos a otros personajes que de tan mezquinos no son creíbles. Y todo da bastante rabia.
dramatrice's review against another edition
4.0
A very entertaining read, a classic that has actually held up very well.
alysian_fields's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jadarainess's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
God, I wish I could love this more, but the racism is frankly appalling, and Mame’s personality starts to grate on me a bit as she devolves into Susan Vance from Bringing Up Baby—putting Patrick (and often blatantly manipulating him) into precarious situations for her own benefit and personal amusement.
kandicez's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun read. It was very predictable, but that's ok because Dennis entertained me anyway. I can't say I wish I had an Auntie Mame, but I kind of wish my children had one!
esmelotta's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75