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Wings Bestsellers: James Thurber: 92 Stories (Hardcover)

by James Thurber (Author)
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A massive anthology of short fiction by the ever-popular humorist, parodist, and cartoonist features ninety-two of Thurber's hilarious, offbeat stories about marriage, aging, family, and everyday life. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous!, April 7 2004
By C. L Wilson (Elmhurst, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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Absolutely marvelous book!!! I had not expected the darkness of some of the pieces, "The Greatest Man in the World", for instance, which was made into a short video. Most were full of humor, though. Some just hilarious. The one about the math problems had me laughing so hard I couldn't see. Still laughing when I went to bed. Couldn't even describe it without cracking up. What an observer of the human condition he was. And yet. All of his stories, simply all, had downtrodden, woebegone men in them. Unhappy men. Makes me wonder about Thurber himself.
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3.0 out of 5 stars You get to pick and choose., Oct 11 2000
By Ken (The Wasatch Front) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James Thurber: 92 Stories (Hardcover)
This book is a mostly funny collection of Thurber's stories and essays. Many show off Thurber's keen insight into the foibles of human nature told in a deadpan funny way. Especially good are his stories that he creates from scratch, and his satirical stories. However I found his pieces on the English language boring and the section where he lampoons self help books to be petty and whiny. Also interesting is the glimpse you get into the culture of the 30's which you can only get by reading the daily writing of the time. In all a good book to read since it is easy to skip the parts you don't like.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Great, May 21 2000
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This book is a mostly funny collection of Thurber's stories and essays. Many show off Thurber's keen insight into the foibles of human nature told in a deadpan funny way. Especially good are his stories that he creates from scratch, and his satirical stories. However I found his pieces on the English language boring and the section where he lampoons self help books to be petty and whiny. Also interesting is the glimpse you get into the culture of the 30's which you can only get by reading the daily writing of the time. In all a good book to read since it is easy to skip the parts you don't like.
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