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kessler21 's review for:
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
I was surprised when walking by the book cart at the hospital when I saw Cheaper by the Dozen. My family loves the Steve Martin movie so I paid the dollar for the book.
Both the book and the movie are about a large family (12 kids) but then the diverge.
I love the dedication in the front of the book:
To Dad who only reared twelve children
To Mother who reared twelve only children.
This book is not linear so you do not get a sense of how the family progressed and how order was brought about, but instead the books is filled with anecdotes and stories, mainly about their father. He was fun, smart, innovative man but also hard, demanding, and arrogant.
Because the story is old (1949) and and the writing is evidence of Frank and Ernestine's superior intellect, I found the read to be dry and difficult much of the time.
I found the family and especially the parents very fascinating. I look forward to reading their second book Belles on Their Toes
Both the book and the movie are about a large family (12 kids) but then the diverge.
I love the dedication in the front of the book:
To Dad who only reared twelve children
To Mother who reared twelve only children.
This book is not linear so you do not get a sense of how the family progressed and how order was brought about, but instead the books is filled with anecdotes and stories, mainly about their father. He was fun, smart, innovative man but also hard, demanding, and arrogant.
Because the story is old (1949) and and the writing is evidence of Frank and Ernestine's superior intellect, I found the read to be dry and difficult much of the time.
I found the family and especially the parents very fascinating. I look forward to reading their second book Belles on Their Toes