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James Thurber is universally admired for his hilarious sense of humour, off-beat imagination, and unique take on the world around him. "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty", in which a young man's fantasies have a much more powerful hold on him than reality, is probably his best-known prose work but this selection also contains wonderfully entertaining essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Poking fun at his own weaknesses and those of other people (and dogs) - the English teacher who looked only at figures of speech, the Airedale who refused to include him in the family, the botany lecturer who despaired of him totally - James Thurber is essential reading for everyone who loves to laugh.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other PiecesReviewed by Theresa Maurice Comer, 2009-10-15
Thank you the book was in great shape, the book was for my son, it was required reading for his english class. He liked the book. He even told me he thinks I would enjoy reading it.
Children's BookReviewed by Patty MacErnest, 2008-02-13
I was highly disappointed with this book; it was a gift for my husband (who reminds me of Walter Mitty) and when it came I realized that it was geared for children and not appropriate to give my very grown up husband. Aside from this, I felt that the cost of $27 was too high for this particular edition. I promptly returned it to Amazon.
Insightful, and HumorousReviewed by A. Karp, 2004-01-14
In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, James Thurber gives us
something much more important than laughs: he gives us a brief but
penetrating glance at human nature. The story focuses on Walter
Mitty, an ordinary man, with the habit of daydreaming. Walter will
simply forget anyone around him and become someone else; a navy
pilot, a surgeon, a suspect for murder, a World War II pilot. In
these dreams, he is always the hero, a character of bravery and
valiance. In real life his wife often interrupts these fantasies,
and he resents her for this. His wife, on the other hand, thinks
that he may be ill, as he tends to drift off. She sees his
fantasies as a failing on his part, while he uses them to escape
reality.
Perhaps the most important theme of the story is that these
fanatics may not be bad, quite to the contrary, they may be very
good. James Thurber thinks that daydreams provide an escape from
reality, and a valuable way to make an otherwise boring day
livable. The ending to Walter Mitty reflects this opinion. Mitty
ends the story returning to the real world, though much better for
the break. Consider this quote:
"He took one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it away. Then,
with that faint, fleeting smile playing on about his lips, he faced
the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful,
Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last."
The Secret Life of Walter MittyReviewed by David, 2001-04-20
It was an excellent book for someone who enjoys day dreaming. Good for both kids and teens. Adults might even possibly enjoy it.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is the best book i have ever read.Reviewed by Anonymous, 1997-01-04
Anyone you buy it for will absolutly love it. Children, teenagers, and even adults should read this book. It makes you want to jump in to one of Walter's day dreams the moment you read it. Thurber really out did him self. I have to say it is one of the funniest books i have ever read.
