I have only read the first chapter of this book and already have a comment. Not like me to comment so quickly but..... how irresponsible a parent can you be... let your seven year old son go off with an eccentric aunt and then when it is time for him to come back home and go to school to allow that aunt to talk you into letting him stay with her til Christmas and then lose control over him for 2-1/2 years. That aunt should have been told NO in no uncertain terms when she asked to keep him with her after Labor Day. He belonged home and in school under the supervision and guidance of his parents. They lost their right to complain.
I have read the first five chapters of the book. The stories are funny. I have to wonder how Auntie Mame managed to keep from going bankrupt. Her escapades had no sense of financial stability to them. Who picks up after her and handles these properties she stays in temporarily. The stories are as eccentric as the person they are about.
I finished reading the book. I really had to laugh at the story about Auntie Mame in Egypt. The descriptions of the costumes she created to spend time with her two different neighbors were hilarious. It would be fun to see that in a play on stage.
The final chapter helped me to forgive (almost) Michael's parents for allowing him to be "kidnapped" by Auntie Mame. I guess I was falling under her spell, too.
This is one of those books that says "don't take life so seriously". Laugh.
I have to agree about irresponsible parents. I got hung up on the same thing when I started the book! Then I realized was I got in to it, that the ludicrousness of parents having "lost" their son for years fit in perfectly with the stories themselves.
I am assuming that Auntie Mame had a lawyer or accountant or someone who settled her accounts and invested her money in a way to keep it from running out. Otherwise, how could she afford everything she did. On the other hand, I think she received a lot of expensive gifts from rich suitors, which probably defrayed some of the costs.
This book was made into a movie, which I plan on getting from Netflix. :-) It could be very funny, if it is done well.
And finally, I agree. This book says "don't take life (or yourself) so seriously". Have fun and enjoy it. Of course, that is a lot easier if you are independently wealthy.
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I have only read the first chapter of this book and already have a comment. Not like me to comment so quickly but..... how irresponsible a parent can you be... let your seven year old son go off with an eccentric aunt and then when it is time for him to come back home and go to school to allow that aunt to talk you into letting him stay with her til Christmas and then lose control over him for 2-1/2 years. That aunt should have been told NO in no uncertain terms when she asked to keep him with her after Labor Day. He belonged home and in school under the supervision and guidance of his parents. They lost their right to complain.
I have read the first five chapters of the book. The stories are funny. I have to wonder how Auntie Mame managed to keep from going bankrupt. Her escapades had no sense of financial stability to them. Who picks up after her and handles these properties she stays in temporarily. The stories are as eccentric as the person they are about.
I finished reading the book. I really had to laugh at the story about Auntie Mame in Egypt. The descriptions of the costumes she created to spend time with her two different neighbors were hilarious. It would be fun to see that in a play on stage.
The final chapter helped me to forgive (almost) Michael's parents for allowing him to be "kidnapped" by Auntie Mame. I guess I was falling under her spell, too.
This is one of those books that says "don't take life so seriously". Laugh.
I have to agree about irresponsible parents. I got hung up on the same thing when I started the book! Then I realized was I got in to it, that the ludicrousness of parents having "lost" their son for years fit in perfectly with the stories themselves.
I am assuming that Auntie Mame had a lawyer or accountant or someone who settled her accounts and invested her money in a way to keep it from running out. Otherwise, how could she afford everything she did. On the other hand, I think she received a lot of expensive gifts from rich suitors, which probably defrayed some of the costs.
This book was made into a movie, which I plan on getting from Netflix. :-) It could be very funny, if it is done well.
And finally, I agree. This book says "don't take life (or yourself) so seriously". Have fun and enjoy it. Of course, that is a lot easier if you are independently wealthy.
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