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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.
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.
quoththegirl's review against another edition
3.0
I’d read an excerpt of My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber before, and I finally got around to finishing it. Thurber is entertaining, though I think my sense of humor must differ from his just enough that I don’t find him as hilarious as a few of my friends do. Sorry, guys! I do like Thurber, though; he had a very interesting life. When he was a little kid, his brother shot him in the eye with an arrow during an ill-advised (and evidently unsupervised) game of William Tell. Rough start to life, but one has to admire the kids’ dedication to realism.
bjr2022's review against another edition
5.0
The fact that this 1946 Bantam book is falling apart as I read and laugh at the cracked pages on a dark, rainy Sunday when all the world’s news makes me sick and my dog doesn’t want to walk, let alone poop, on New York City’s dismal wet streets seems somehow fitting.
With a dedication to Andy White for instigating the publication of these iconic American cartoons, a reverential preface by Dorothy Parker, and Thurber’s essential humor and pathos, what’s not to like?
With a dedication to Andy White for instigating the publication of these iconic American cartoons, a reverential preface by Dorothy Parker, and Thurber’s essential humor and pathos, what’s not to like?