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Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by [Newton Booth Tarkington]

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Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William is a humorous novel by Booth Tarkington that gently satirizes first love, in the person of a callow 17-year-old, William Sylvanus Baxter. Seventeen takes place in a small city in the Midwestern United States shortly before World War I. It was published as sketches in the Metropolitan Magazine in 1914, and collected in a single volume in 1916, when it was the bestselling novel in the United States.

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March 15, 2018
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Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike. (Wikipedia) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BH2NVGK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ JA (March 15, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 15, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 552 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
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1916 Best Seller

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018

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This was the best seller in 1916. The book is centered around a 17 year old boy's summer and his infatuation with a girl from out of town. The most interesting aspect is that this story could have been set in 2018! I expect that this was a best seller because of the humor. I think that we are living in a society that is saturated with humor and consequently the book's humorous on-goings aren't as outrageous today as they would have been in 1916. Easy, fun read, not memorable.

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Caelo

Truly wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016

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A truly wonderful and entertaining story. The plot concerns the trials and tribulations of 17 year old William Baxter and his attempts to befriend a new girl in town (Lola Pratt). The story has much humor and the book is a masterpiece of writing as the author contributes many insightful and ironic comments. Be aware, though, that if you dislike old time video such as "Ozzie and Harriet", you might not like this either.

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Cindy Lou Who

Good book for the time period, interesting read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013

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This was a funny parody of the tumult in a teenager's life. As an adult, it gives you a quick reminder at how silly and ridiculously serious teenagers are when it comes to situations they consider to be "life or death." There are some gender and racial biases from the early 20th century present in the book, but they don't detract from the story or the wit the author offers.

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Debby

The hell with Penrod! Go with the Big Kids. Funnier.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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We haven't changed much in 100 years. William is a hopeless teenager, in love with a dippy (but everybody adores her) girl. Hormones rule. But none of that stuff is allowed in 1916. It's funny. Booth Tarkington is such a good writer — he gets the material, and can make a little fun of his youthful protagonists without totally slaying them. (I lie. It's a hilarious takedown of teenage drama.) Loved it.

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Alia Bailey

Very Entertaining Book

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013

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My kids and I enjoyed reading this book together because my oldest has recently become quite enamored with a young lady at church ;) The only thing that I didn't like about it was that there were a few parts that were racial inappropriate. However, I realize that this is because this book was written so long ago, and since was reading it aloud to my children, I simply left out any parts that might be derogatory to African Americans.

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Carol

A fun 2020 escape

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020

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My dad gave me this book years ago. The author does a great job of capturing a young man's total, crazy blindness when it comes to young love!

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David Yasuo Henna

Print is font 8 or 9, I prefer 12 ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018

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Print is font 8 or 9, I prefer 12 so am returning this and getting a Kindle version where I can control thefonts.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019

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This book was printed with no formatting. The Titles, Chapter Headings and notes were intermingled with the text. This was intended to be a gift, but couldn't give due to the confusing read. Nice cover, otherwise a big disappointment.

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Lancsman

Great humorous novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2017

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A very funny, well-written book. Scott Fitzgerald loved it, which is how I found it, and it's still hilarious a hundred years on.

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A Classic!

Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2013

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This was one of my favourite books as a child. It has lost none of its charm to me as an adult. Tarkington presents a very warm look at middle class middle America in the old innocent days of the early 20th century. Oh, yeah, and it's funny!

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