shireen72's review against another edition
2.0
Thurber is supposed to be a classic 20th c American humorist. But maybe this work was too dated for me. I was hoping for the wit of Dorothy Parker, but i didn't find it here. I'll try again w/Thurber before giving up.
ripplefargo's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
3.5
Much of it was funny, though some of the humor is rather dated and would not be received well today, and for good reason.
casioforest's review against another edition
3.0
"Now don't you dare drive all over this town without gasoline!"
jessrock's review against another edition
4.0
This very slim book is made up of vignettes from Thurber's childhood (early 20th century). The man had a way with words, and the stories are very, very funny, but somehow it didn't quite "click" with me. I liked it but didn't love it. It served its purpose as an airport distraction very well, though.
agotakristof's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars for three hilarious stories in the collection - "The night the bed fell", "The night the ghost got in" and "More alarms at night" - rest is a bit dated for my taste. Yeh, its a bit hard to comment on a collection thats considered a classic by now but I found rest of the stories a bit dry.