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nichole94 's review for:
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth
In the present day, the most important thing to remember is that this book was written 75 years ago about events that took place 100 years ago. The language reflects the thinking and mindset of that time, for a family of that size, at that socioeconomic level. To own two homes--one in New Jersey and one in Massachusetts--is no cheap thing to do. Where they lived were also even more predominantly white than they are today. These two things play a big role in the perspective of the subjects and the authors since they are one and the same.
Would this book be written today exactly as it is? No. However, it's not that much different than reading a book about the Duggar family (before the Josh Duggar scandals).
If nothing else, it's a peek into what it was like to live in Montclair and Nantucket in the early 1900s as well as what it's like to be a part of this large family back then.
Would this book be written today exactly as it is? No. However, it's not that much different than reading a book about the Duggar family (before the Josh Duggar scandals).
If nothing else, it's a peek into what it was like to live in Montclair and Nantucket in the early 1900s as well as what it's like to be a part of this large family back then.