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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is one of Thurber's best works.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures (Hardcover)
E. B. White thought this was Thurber's best book I agree that it is among the best. Written for his young daughter, it is an anti-war book of the right sort, emphasizing both the inescapability of war hostility and the devastation war causes. It is a perfect book for an adult to read to a thoughtful child--or for any adult to read in any circumstance. The line drawings (cartoons is not quite the word for Thurber's unique visions) are simple and eloquent throughout. The book was prescient when it appeared just at the outset of WWII. The story ends with hope symolized by the one surviving flower that may restore happiness and beauty to the world. It is the flower we still enjoy contemplating, sixty years after Thurber drew it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointment and shock.,
By Quiteria Cloutman "Kiki Cloutman" (Glen Gardner, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures (Hardcover)
Definetely, a great Anti-War book. But I was shocked to read some fo the comments on the cover of the book made by well respected, newspaper people, referring to this great, sad, very sad and truthful book, as "witty and hilarious"; "one of the funniest books of the year"; "most original and humorous writer living". There is not one, not even one funny thing in this book, but horror and tragedy and misery and darkness, all men made maladies being repeated over and over and over again. Nothing funny about it. I find it hard to believe that the writer, who was sensitive enough to write this great book, actually agreed to have such despicable comments about his book to be printed on his great book.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
#1 book of all time,
By meredith (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures (Hardcover)
This book had the most impact on my 1940s and '50s childhood. I grew up with it, looked at it time after time, pondered it, felt it. Who said "A picture speaks a thousand words"? James Thurber had a wonderful silent way of reaching the heart. I recommend this book to all parents with children, and to all grown-ups. Of everything I have ever read or seen, this is my #1 book of all time! Please have it out on your table always!
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