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reading (a contrast)
Sep. 30th, 2013 06:02 amAunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls is a fun kids book. It feels a little clunky and obvious at first, but grows on you quickly. I like the moral of the story and how it is presented. The characters are individual but not to the point of being two dimensional quirkfests. I think this would be a good book for a primary school reader if you can find a copy of it.
Alan Alda is an actor. Bob Newhart is a comedian. Reading books by the two you can really tell the difference. I picked up the Alda book because I had enjoyed Newhart's I Shouldn't Even Be Telling You This and thought this book might be similar. But now the difference is clear. Alda's book is a collection of graduation speeches and funeral eulogies (yes, literally) glued together with before and after comments. It is very earnest and very much navel gazing. It's not particularly fun to read and for what it conveys it should be a lot shorter.
45. Joan Carris Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls
46. Alan Alda Things I Overheard While I was Talking to Myself
Alan Alda is an actor. Bob Newhart is a comedian. Reading books by the two you can really tell the difference. I picked up the Alda book because I had enjoyed Newhart's I Shouldn't Even Be Telling You This and thought this book might be similar. But now the difference is clear. Alda's book is a collection of graduation speeches and funeral eulogies (yes, literally) glued together with before and after comments. It is very earnest and very much navel gazing. It's not particularly fun to read and for what it conveys it should be a lot shorter.
45. Joan Carris Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls
46. Alan Alda Things I Overheard While I was Talking to Myself
