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k_lee_reads_it's review
4.0
I loved this one better than Cheaper by the Dozen. The family pulled together and worked to survive after Father died. Probably because I'm a mother, I was touched by the work and devotion and strength of the Mom. She was amazing. It is not quite a 5, but definately a 4.5.
elusivesue's review
5.0
Lovely book. I had to get this after rereading Cheaper by the Dozen, and it did not disappoint. I was really impressed by Mother - she continued to work as a professional work study consultant and teacher, she became one of the faculty at Purdue University (before 1950 - a real feat at an engineering college, I think), she traveled to keep up her speaking engagements... but she kept her large family together and put them all through college - and didn't neglect them or refuse to give them attention. The authors' note in the beginning says a lot - although most of the family stories are about the hijinks the children get into and how they work together.... the book is really about Mother, and how much she did. I now want to do a little net searching on the Gilbreth children and the Gilbrethmotion study.
jesforeverlostinbooks's review
5.0
Oh I loved reading about the Gilbraith children after their father had passed away. Their mother was amazing and a pioneer working & raising all 11 making sure they all graduated from college as a single mother.
hkeeney7398's review
5.0
I loved the reality of this book. Through loss of their father and all their experiences after. It made me laugh multiple times.
amyl88's review
4.0
Every time I read this, I want to find real biographies of the parents, early pioneers of "motion study" and ergonomics.
It's fun to see the dynamics of such a big family. I only have one sibling, and can't relate in any way to this family. And of course, we grew up 60 + years after the Gilbreth family got started, so it's a look at American history as well.
(I will, of course, never understand the desire to have such a huge family in the first place but hey. Whatever.)
It's fun to see the dynamics of such a big family. I only have one sibling, and can't relate in any way to this family. And of course, we grew up 60 + years after the Gilbreth family got started, so it's a look at American history as well.
(I will, of course, never understand the desire to have such a huge family in the first place but hey. Whatever.)
cj13's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
Minor: Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and War