Review of The Afterlife Diet -- I will note that the "outrageous attempts at (science)fiction" were published in actual fact and the book in spots seems an exorcism to remove that stain.
"Happiness Lesson"s? Really?\
Transcript excerpt from Weekend Edition, Letters section:
And Jerry Frielick(ph) enjoyed Daniel Pinkwater and myself reading from James Thurber's "The 13 Clocks," but he took issue on a point. He says, I was surprised that you treated it as a children's book. And that Daniel Pinkwater didn't state the obvious - that it is one of those classics that is way too good for kids. My parents read me the book in the 1950s when it first arrived as a book of the month club selection. My sister and later, our boats were named in honor of Sara Linda. I still have that one volume on my shelf, and it is truly one of the most gorgeous gems of recent literature.
"too good for kids". Is Jerry Frielick arguring that kids only ought to receive pablum?
"Happiness Lesson"s? Really?\
Transcript excerpt from Weekend Edition, Letters section:
And Jerry Frielick(ph) enjoyed Daniel Pinkwater and myself reading from James Thurber's "The 13 Clocks," but he took issue on a point. He says, I was surprised that you treated it as a children's book. And that Daniel Pinkwater didn't state the obvious - that it is one of those classics that is way too good for kids. My parents read me the book in the 1950s when it first arrived as a book of the month club selection. My sister and later, our boats were named in honor of Sara Linda. I still have that one volume on my shelf, and it is truly one of the most gorgeous gems of recent literature.
"too good for kids". Is Jerry Frielick arguring that kids only ought to receive pablum?
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