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Lädt ... The Ferrari in the Bedroom (1972)von Jean Shepherd
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Not up to the standard of "In God We Trust ... All Others Pay Cash", "A Fistful of Fig Newtons" or even "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories". ( ) Loads of fun, as are all of Shep's works, this is a collection of shorts from Car & Driver (mostly) of varying topics. Now, Shep is probably an acquired taste, but some of these tales are genuine hoots, like "An independent survey..." and "The man of the future..." But he is at his best when he's recalling events from his past, as in his days as a gas jockey, or his first trip to the Indy 500...true classics, both of them. A book to be savored, and saved. Thanks, Shep. The Ferrari in the Bedroom is the fourth Jean Shepherd short story collection that I have read, and I think it is the worst. That isn't to say that it is bad, but it is very inconsistent. I thought that eight of the last nine stories in the book were very good. They were witty, observant, and had that understated "gee whiz" kind of tone that is characteristic of Shepherd. The earlier stories in the collection felt more like the ramblings of a curmudgeonly old man who is sexist, ageist, and a angry at a changing world. If I were to recommend this book, I would recommend that you skip to the story titled "43 Miles on the Gauge" and read the rest of the book. The six that come before that one aren't very good. Edit | More Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Jean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic A Christmas Story. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. The Ferrari in the Bedroom is Shepherd's wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze ("Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.") to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. (The Society for the Prevention of the Leaving of Animal Turds), Jean Shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of America's more ridiculous obsessions. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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