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hannieb's review against another edition
5.0
Whoohoo, first 5 stars of the year! This was such a feel good story of a close knit family who love each other and work together as a team. Very much like the movie. It is exceptionally rare if I get laughing out loud while reading, BUT I did so this time....and got many funny stares...totally worth it.
Minus the occasional bad language, this would be great to read together as a family.
Minus the occasional bad language, this would be great to read together as a family.
angelamichelle's review against another edition
4.0
I had no idea this was so delightful. What characters! What escapades!
chuxwife's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
mary00's review against another edition
4.0
4 1/2 stars. This humorous and poignant non-fiction account of an early 20th century family of twelve children and their larger than life parents was right up my alley. I enjoyed every minute of this.
freckleduck's review against another edition
2.0
I have a lot of feelings about this book. First of all I didn’t realize until I had started that this was a memoir. Secondly it was published in 1948. That being said I found the racist comments to be a bit too much. They didn’t age well. The stories of the family were okay but I had a hard time seeing past the racism.
luvandkiwi's review against another edition
5.0
This book is nothing like that silly movie. It's a true story about this amazing family and this crazy father who tried to do the best he could with 12 kids
mschrock8's review against another edition
Reading this book made me mad at the movie. In the movie, all the children are alive at the same time. In the book, some of the older ones die before all 12 are born.