The Thurber Collection deals with pieces on the authors family, friends, teachers, and colleagues in Columbus, Ohio, in the good old days of carriages and tranquillity. Most of the stories first appeared in The New Yorker magazine.
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A view from a non-fan,
This review is from: THURBER ALBUM: The Wit, Wisdom, and Surprising Life of James Thurber (Hardcover)
Since the only other review of this book is by a professed Thurber fan, I thought I, who had been relatively unaware of Thurber's work before reading this book, could write a helpful review. It is basically a series of portraits of people that were either important in Thurber's family history, important in Columbus, Ohio from the 1910's to the 1930's, or his journalist friends from Columbus. Thurber had a subtle sense of humor, and he uses it to full effect in describing the sometimes outrageous activities of his subjects. The anecdotal history of Columbus that is slowly revealed proved to be quite interesting (I'm a native of central Ohio).Each chapter did end on what at first seemed to be an overly sappy note; however, this is understandable since the book was first published in the early 1950's, when such things were probably expected by Thurber's audience. Overall, this was a very fun read.
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excellent stories about people in thrubers life,
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This review is from: THURBER ALBUM: The Wit, Wisdom, and Surprising Life of James Thurber (Hardcover)
I am a big thurber fan amd i found this one of his best works. He writes about his relatives and people who were special to him in his life. The characterizations are excellent and I highly recommend this book to any thurber fan. I read in his biography that some of his family members were not flattered with the book, but I can not see why.
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