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ma2109's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
I don't understand what is the purpose of this book. Like it's funny sometimes but idk why they're making us analyze it. I can't imagine myself discussing this during my IOC. Let's pray I get the Penelopiad. I'll probably force my parents to read it since it might be more of their sense of humor.
I don't understand what is the purpose of this book. Like it's funny sometimes but idk why they're making us analyze it. I can't imagine myself discussing this during my IOC. Let's pray I get the Penelopiad. I'll probably force my parents to read it since it might be more of their sense of humor.
carriedoodledoo's review against another edition
4.0
It made me giggle. Along the lines of a memoir or autobiography, James Thurber talks about his growing-up years in a manner genuinely entertaining. James Thurber was a humorous writer of the 30s, and it shows in these (very true) stories! It makes me wonder--do funny things happen to funny people, or do funny people make funny things happen, or make the unfunny thins funny? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Anyway, it's a peach of a read.
avonleegrace's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
funkeymonk88's review against another edition
3.0
Series of vignettes of Thurber’s life. Mostly events he found embarrassing but now he can laugh at.
corvinaq's review against another edition
4.0
"The Night The Bed Fell on Father" is my favorite of all the essays, but they are all great. What a weird book, and I mean this in the best possible way.