When I first saw this book, in my mom's costco shopping cart, i thought i recognized the name james thurber. i thought that surely this was one of those books about an author's crazy tales or life from the perspective of another author with creative licenses..... but no, this is thurber's self-made little carnival. before i picked it up i thought "that thurber guy must be pretty whimsical to name his collection of short stories after a carnival." i was correct. he is whimsical, indeed. while i can't say i understood any of his little "comics," his short stories were great. i especially enjoyed the one about their childhood dog that bit people because he was in a bad humor. i love this author! he writes about dogs as if they are humans and captures their personality quirks perfectly. how can you not like someone that is able to do that?
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