Betty MacDonald
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.92 | 7945 Users | 826 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs #1) |
| Author | : | Betty MacDonald |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | 1992 by George Mann Books (first published October 3rd 1945) |
| Categories | : | Humor. Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Biography |
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When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial and pitfall—through chaos and catastrophe—this indomitable family somehow, mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.An immortal, hilarious and heartwarming classic about working a chicken farm in the Northwest, a part of which first appeared in a condensed serialization in the Atlantic monthly.
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| Original Title: | The Egg and I |
| ISBN: | 0704102471 (ISBN13: 9780704102477) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Betty MacDonald Memoirs #1 |
| Setting: | Chimacum, Washington(United States) Washington (state)(United States) |
Rating Based On Books The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs #1)
Ratings: 3.92 From 7945 Users | 826 ReviewsArticle Based On Books The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs #1)
And then winter settled down and I realized that defeat, like morale, is a lot of little things.Betty MacDonald remembers the first two years of her marriage, in which she and her husband create and run a chicken ranch located in the wilds of Washington state. Originally published in 1945, the writing style reminded me of Jean Webster (who wrote Daddy-Long-Legs), with its mix of charm and dry wit. MacDonald finds the humor in any situation and is as willing to poke fun at herself as she is atAs far as I'm concerned, this is the best book ever written. By anybody. And, go figure, it's non-fiction, a rarity for me anyway. MacDonald, as a bride in the 1920s, fell prey to her new husband's long-cherished dream of owning a chicken ranch, so off they went to the wilderness of Washington to raise chickens in a remote mountain location, where the nearest neighbors were a two-mile walk away. Frankly, living in the wilderness without electricity or indoor plumbing (she carried water from a
I liked this book. It wasnt great literature, but it was enjoyable. And the author, Betty MacDonald, has a special warm place in my heart as the author of the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books. Some of the other reviewers had commented on not liking her complaining about the neighbors, the homestead, the rancher lifestyle, and all I can say to that is I feel like maybe we werent reading the same book. The crap that she put up with in the (relatively) modern age was unbelievable to me. Living in a house
This book was written in 1945 and follows Betty MacDonald's adventures in the 1920s living on a chicken farm with her new husband in Washington State. The book is based in reality, but characters have been melded, warped, squished together, and changed for humor's sake.The book is, first and foremost, and humor book, and I will admit there were several laugh out loud moments, especially near the beginning. MacDonald certainly has a sly wit about her and since this was her first try at writing, I
Thought this was hysterical. Autobiographical account of living on an egg farm in a hill-billy part of Washington. NOT PC. Humor a little down on self sometimes, like Charlie Brown. Funny and interesting snapshot of life in the 1920/1930's in the back woods.
Oh, this book.I would give 90% of it 5 stars, but the other 10% gets negative stars. So whatever that evens out to is anyone's guess...The author is so talented and her prose so sprightly in parts and poetic in others that there can be no doubt as to the quality of the writing. Much if not most of it is fantastic.My biggest problem with this book is the author's deeply ingrained snobbery and worse, racism. She's dismissive of all her neighbors, drawing blood with her pen as she eviscerates their
In the first few chapters, I thought a memoir by Betty McDonald's adventurous mother or eccentric grandmother might be more interesting. She did have some interesting observations & adventures during her brief time living on a chicken farms in very rural upstate Washington, but I never really got a sense of who Betty is. She does have a gift for writing personification -- the town, the mountain, etc. The criticism I saw in other reviews -- the very negative tone of her writing, especially
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