City Boy
by Herman Wouk
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Author: Herman WoukEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-05-15
ISBN: 0316955116
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Book Review: "I rumble you bell from the mex can whoa."
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book about 50 years ago at my grandmother's house, and read it with great pleasure. I've read it several more times over the years, with the same pleasure as the first time. It's funny, unpretentious, and almost perfectly captures the feelings of what it's like to be a child -- especially when you steal money from your father (for a good reason, of course) and are worried about being caught. We see the world largely through Herbie's eyes, not Wouk's.
Though I suspect Herbie is, to some degree, Wouk. Herbie is a smart kid who does well in school, but has almost non-existant athletic abilities. The scene in which Herbie plays Grant to the Lee of the school's best athlete -- chosen for his looks and build, not because he could act -- is perhaps Wouk's attack on a world in which looks matter more than intelligence.
The original's jacket had a pastel (?) rendition of Herbie and Lucille (I think). There were also about a dozen full-page pen-and-ink drawings that captured the story's feeling quite well. These (I assume) are not included in this edition.
The original cover art should have been kept. Herbie is a few pounds overweight, not the gluttonous porker portrayed. The art director should be fired.
Strongly recommended.
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