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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've enjoyed this book since I was a kid. It's funny and each story has an amusing twist.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Still hilarious and fun, even years after I first read it.
Oh, right about now I'm craving a donut. I crave donuts every time I read this book, even if it's not the donut chapter.
I love this book, even rereading it as an adult. Robert McCloskey has an incredible humor to his writing. Of course, I grew up on his works, so I do admit there is some sentimental bias, but no so much that I can't admit that some of his books just don't do it for me. Homer Price has to be my favorite of all his books.
Visiting a meaningful childhood book as an adult is something I undertake with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. Some books become even dearer with time and others are unmasked as disappointing reads and it shatters the memory of it. This time, I picked up on new layers of humor that passed me by in prior years.
The donut story is by far the best story in this book. It's not because the rest of the chapters aren't excellent that they pale next to the donuts. It's because that one is a level beyond excellent. Every time the donut machine featured in any subsequent chapters, Rhett would ask me, "Is that donut machine not broken anymore?" I guess it was his favorite, too. Other favorite chapters: the skunk/bandits and the yarn contest. I marvel at life (even if fictional) back in the day before protocol and political correctness: how the tongue-tied sheriff takes his time getting his haircut while leaving Homer to babysit the robbers, how Homer and Freddy reenact the scalping Indians, how mayoral decisions are made chatting around a checkerboard at the barbershop, how Uncle Ulysses bargained with the scheming, boozing sign union president (that last one I found funny for other reasons).
And of course, the original illustrations are the icing on top. An all-around classic.
I love this book, even rereading it as an adult. Robert McCloskey has an incredible humor to his writing. Of course, I grew up on his works, so I do admit there is some sentimental bias, but no so much that I can't admit that some of his books just don't do it for me. Homer Price has to be my favorite of all his books.
Visiting a meaningful childhood book as an adult is something I undertake with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. Some books become even dearer with time and others are unmasked as disappointing reads and it shatters the memory of it. This time, I picked up on new layers of humor that passed me by in prior years.
The donut story is by far the best story in this book. It's not because the rest of the chapters aren't excellent that they pale next to the donuts. It's because that one is a level beyond excellent. Every time the donut machine featured in any subsequent chapters, Rhett would ask me, "Is that donut machine not broken anymore?" I guess it was his favorite, too. Other favorite chapters: the skunk/bandits and the yarn contest. I marvel at life (even if fictional) back in the day before protocol and political correctness: how the tongue-tied sheriff takes his time getting his haircut while leaving Homer to babysit the robbers, how Homer and Freddy reenact the scalping Indians, how mayoral decisions are made chatting around a checkerboard at the barbershop, how Uncle Ulysses bargained with the scheming, boozing sign union president (that last one I found funny for other reasons).
And of course, the original illustrations are the icing on top. An all-around classic.
Listened to the audiobook with Emma and Will. We all loved this fun book. Each chapter was its own story and most were fun and goofy mysteries. Lighthearted and fun, perfect for summer.
I read this in the car today on the way back from a family reunion and I didn't have to drive. This is about Centerburg and Homer Price who makes his residence there. The town is rather funny and Homer is dependable and a fix-it kind of guy.
He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it helped him catch some robbers. There is a fancy donut machine somewhat like Krispy Kreme donuts assembly line and it puts out too many donuts, but luckily, Homer has the idea to sell them all. There is the mysterious Pied Piper character that shows up to get rid of the mice in town and Homer figures out how to take care of that. There is a chapter about a superhero coming to town with a movie and it turns out he needs a little help Homer can give him. One of the quirkiest ones is 3 townspeople in a love triangle hold a contest at the local fairgrounds to see who has the biggest ball of string or yarn. I think it's my favorite as it's simply so interesting and Homer probably has the least to do in it. The last chapter is a weird town building episode. It was not my favorite one. I'm not sure how to really summarize it.
The pictures are cute. My niece and nephew saw me reading it in the van and they wanted to know what it was about as the pictures in it looked funny and cute. My nephew thought 150 pages was really long.
These are cute stories about Homer and Robert McCloskey paints middle American in the 40s so well. They are funny and I think the younger kids would really enjoy them and others too.
I think I have one more story and then I am done with Robert McCloskey's catalog. It was been wonderful to read all these stories.
He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it helped him catch some robbers. There is a fancy donut machine somewhat like Krispy Kreme donuts assembly line and it puts out too many donuts, but luckily, Homer has the idea to sell them all. There is the mysterious Pied Piper character that shows up to get rid of the mice in town and Homer figures out how to take care of that. There is a chapter about a superhero coming to town with a movie and it turns out he needs a little help Homer can give him. One of the quirkiest ones is 3 townspeople in a love triangle hold a contest at the local fairgrounds to see who has the biggest ball of string or yarn. I think it's my favorite as it's simply so interesting and Homer probably has the least to do in it. The last chapter is a weird town building episode. It was not my favorite one. I'm not sure how to really summarize it.
The pictures are cute. My niece and nephew saw me reading it in the van and they wanted to know what it was about as the pictures in it looked funny and cute. My nephew thought 150 pages was really long.
These are cute stories about Homer and Robert McCloskey paints middle American in the 40s so well. They are funny and I think the younger kids would really enjoy them and others too.
I think I have one more story and then I am done with Robert McCloskey's catalog. It was been wonderful to read all these stories.