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When Betty MacDonald married and moved to a small farm on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. No running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, with barely a moment to put one's feet up. And this was before the children arrived. But the MacDonalds managed to keep their sense of humor, and this account of their adventures with the house and with neighbors is an endearing frontier classic.
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I didn't get to read this book when it was "The Book of the Month club". After 12 years at a Ranger Station and 15 Years on a mixed farm I appreciate Betty MacDonald's discription and humour that makes it all worthwhile. The stories are those equal to friends that have lived during the developing period in rural life. (1924-2012). It certainly took that sort of a sense of humour to love the life. The book is realistic.
By icur2cool4me
Format:Paperback
My sister was raving about this book so to shut her up I got on line and ordered. I was curious to see what the big deal was. It's an easy read. Ordered the used. Received in good condition. Why spend more?
By meiringen
Format:Paperback
This book had me howling with laughter. It's the basis for the 1947 film, "The Egg and I," which stars Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray as the young city couple who take to chicken farming. It was written in 1945, and the portrayals of the neighbors and the locality are the highlights of the book, as the young couple struggles to raise chickens, produce, and a baby, while having to deal with the elements, primative living conditions (no electricity or running water), the stove that has a mind of its own, and the neighbors, including the infamous Kettle family (who later appeared in an entire series of films themselves). It's one of those books that had me laughing on nearly every page!
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One of the funniest books ever
I love this book and can read it over and over and still laugh outloud. The most mundane and tedious tasks end up being delighfully funny. Read more
Published on Jun 9 2003 by cyane
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the real Ma and Pa Kettle
After watching all the Ma and Pa Kettle movies with my daughters, I bought this book so we could learn where the stories came from. Read more
Published on May 29 2003 by Diane Diekman
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Practiced eye and careful pen
The Egg and I, which sold more than two million copies in the 1940s, amused this unlikely reader, a teacher who grew up in suburban New Jersey and who has lived most of his life in... Read more
Published on Feb 9 2003
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The Egg and I.... What a stitch!
I have read and re-read Betty's book, "Egg and I", and I only wish that it had a wider audience! Betty's writing style is sensitive, descriptive, warm and hilarious. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2002 by "lbjake"
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A Good Old Friend
I will always have fond memories of this book, which I grew up with. When my family moved from the city to a hut by the sea, this book was one of the things we took with us, and it... Read more
Published on Aug 15 2002 by Faye
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The only one of Betty's books that I found boring
I have long been an ardent fan of Betty's hilarious (and very positive) books, with Anybody Can do Anything and Onions in the Stew amongst my all-time favourites. Read more
Published on Dec 18 2001 by Elizabeth G. Melillo
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A book I want to share with everyone.
One of the best books I have ever had the pleasure to read. This anything but dramatic look back on the first twenty or so years of her life does carry a message - don't take... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2001
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Never fails to make me laugh...
One of my all-time favorite books, I probably reread it once per year. Some of those reviewing the novel blast Betty for her comments on Native Americans and caution that this book... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2001
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The Most Genuinely Funny Book I've Ever Read!
I first read THE EGG AND I in high school. I checked it out, and sat down in the library to read it. . . and I was afraid I'd get kicked out of the library for laughing so hard. Read more
Published on Nov 7 2001 by L. L Teuling
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Light humor but some unenlightened views
Betty MacDonald's humor lights up "The Egg and I"---she's a plucky (pardon the bad pun),lively young woman who puts in some wilderness time in western Washington in the late 1920s. Read more
Published on Sep 15 2001 by Karen Sampson Hudson
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