A review by mancolepig
The Seven Lady Godivas by Dr. Seuss

3.0

The book itself is not what makes this book interesting. What makes this book interesting is the fact that Dr. Seuss made a picture book for adults starring seven nude women taking care of horses until they come up with puns (Such as "Horseshoes are Lucky" or "You can lead a horse to water..."). Seuss famously complained his original print run for Seven Lady Godivas did poorly because adults are impossible to please, that they lack imagination, that they are "obsolete children." Honestly though? The humor is just lame and the illustrations are not all that creative or wacky especially for a Dr. Seuss work. Still an interesting piece worth checking out. Imagine watching an HBO drama produced by Mr. Rogers and you'll have an idea of what reading this book is like.