tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post6636796008720326394..comments2024-03-25T09:01:20.997-07:00Comments on Diary of an Autodidact: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark DunnDiary of an Autodidacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-85017321140954127962016-09-26T13:05:24.716-07:002016-09-26T13:05:24.716-07:00I have a hard time deciding which of his essay col...I have a hard time deciding which of his essay collections is my favorite. I vacillate between Lanterns and Lances on the one hand (because of gems like The Darlings at the Top of the Stairs, Moments with Mandy, and Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Earmuffs) and Alarms and Diversions (because of the many drawings, his memory of his Aunt Wilma, sendups of parenting trends, jingoistic patriotism, and especially "My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.") <br /><br />But, please, please tell me you have at least read The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-45157924357448022552016-09-26T11:29:58.448-07:002016-09-26T11:29:58.448-07:00Yeah, this was my first Thurber. I should look in...Yeah, this was my first Thurber. I should look into the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-37052100954814656252016-09-25T17:07:17.690-07:002016-09-25T17:07:17.690-07:00Oddly, I don't think I have read that one, and...Oddly, I don't think I have read that one, and I have read a lot of Thurber in my lifetime. My second daughter (age 12) enjoyed The Thirteenth Clock, and I am trying to get her to read the Fables. Few could write about language like Thurber. <br /><br />"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Earmuffs!"<br />Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-30824536836124925292016-09-24T13:40:56.677-07:002016-09-24T13:40:56.677-07:00This is basically the darker, philosophical, adult...This is basically the darker, philosophical, adult version of James Thurber's The Wonderful O, which I read this summer. It covers a lot of the same ideas in a more fairy tales-and-wordplay sort of style. I don't know how old your kids are, but it's a fun little book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com