James Thurber
Paperback | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 4.02 | 6383 Users | 1004 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The 13 Clocks |
| ISBN: | 0440405823 (ISBN13: 9780440405825) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, a fairy story, or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three. It is beautiful and it is comic. It is philosophical and it is cheery. What we suppose we are trying fumblingly to say is, in a word, that it is Thurber.There are only a few reasons why everybody has always wanted to read this kind of story: if you have always wanted to love a Princess; if you always wanted to be a Prince; if you always wanted the wicked Duke to be punished; or if you always wanted to live happily ever after. Too little of this kind of thing is going on in the world today. But all of it is going on valorously in The 13 Clocks.
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| Title | : | The 13 Clocks |
| Author | : | James Thurber |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1992 by Yearling (first published 1950) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Childrens. Classics |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 6383 Users | 1004 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books The 13 Clocks
If you love cleverly written fantasy books, it doesn't get much better than the 13 Clocks. The story takes you on a wild and yet slightly farcical ride as you follow the prince's efforts to win the hand of the princess from her wicked Uncle. Yes, this book has the classic elements of a fairy tale but it's also filled with imaginative interpretations of everyday things such as the Duke who killed time (an event which left blood on his sleeves). This is a children's book and a short read, but wellA wonderful introduction by Neil Gaiman and and an interesting foreword by the author got me excited to read this book, but I admired it more than I enjoyed it. While I did smile and even chuckle at times, it just wasnt my cup of tea. It was clever but in my opinion not that brilliant, and I simply didnt find it emotionally satisfying or that entertaing. It was just okay for me, though I did like it well enough. Im very aware that this may simply not have been the right book at the right time,
Carolyn Cantwell introduced me to this book. She was a concert pianist headed for law school, majoring in American literature. I was a pre-med student fascinated with technology, dissecting fetal pigs in the kitchen. I loved poetry, folk and rock and didn't read books. I looked things up and read the funny papers. I challenged her to find a book that could hold my attention to the end. She took on my cutural development as a project and gave me Thirteen Clocks.I enjoyed the pictures and set it
In The Thirteen Clocks, a prince (disguised as a minstrel) attempts to win the hand of Saralinda, the niece of an evil Duke who keeps her prisoner while killing most of the suitors who try to win her hand by setting impossible tasks for them to accomplish. A crazy little guy (called the Golux) decides to help the prince in his quest.I liked this book, but here's what I got stuck on: Why did the Golux help this prince, and not the other ones? When it came down to it, the prince didn't really
i picked this up in an independent book shop, knowing full well it wasn't really my thing. neil gaimain calls the 13 clocks, "probably the best book in the world" and that alone kind of solidified my feeling that i probably wouldn't like it. aaaand i was right.it's not so much that it was a bad book. it's just...for a certain crowd. if you like neil gaiman, or monty python or the princess bride and stuff like that, you will most likely enjoy this book. i don't much care for any of the
I enjoy whimsy and fairy tales, but The 13 Clocks falls short in its attempt to blend the two. I first learned of it in a discussion of Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn, when it was reported as similar in style and tone. Unfortunately, I found it a distinctly inferior tale, the vending machine version of a homemade chocolate chip cookie.More on why I awarded my unfavorable 2 stars at:http://clsiewert.wordpress.com/2014/0...andhttp://carols.booklikes.com/post/8097...
Beyond the absurdity of the Shrek universe (satire, satire, product placement, nostalgic nod, satire), this one actually pays tribute to those acts of chivalry so prevalent in fairy tales and children's books. It is witty, playful, but also deep and adult. It has, as one ogre who really gets on my nerves would say, many layers, just like an onion does.This is better than "Le Petit Prince" GASP!; rather more in tune with my (if I do have any; I guess I know that I do) American proclivities, than
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