Thanks for the links. I think I may be interested in reading The Daughter of Fife soon. I'm still in Penrod now. Speaking of which...
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The book is soooooo good, but word of warning: you'll have to get used to the vernacular, as much of the dialogue is written in Scottish dialect/accent. It is a beautiful story, though, full of strong characters and so worth the read.
Definitely! They use it to greet each other, as you said, and they also use it to mean "Yeah, right!!" in a sarcastic fashion. Those kids are strange.
"Yay!" I'm glad that you liked it!!
I'm willing to bet that the situations in the book aren't really super close to the ones in the movies, as usual. I'll speculate that it's more a little rascals type film. But I have no idea, really! And, yes, it's Tarkington's endearing description into a little boy like Penrod's mind that makes it a fun to read for the most part.donnie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:13 pmI enjoyed seeing the stills from the movie in the review, but you know, thinking about it, I'm doubting how successfully this would have transferred to film. At first, the story would seem to be a natural for a screen version, but when you think about it, so much of the humor comes from Tarkington's manner of description. And there's a lot in the way he builds up to the climactic events that I'm not sure would be possible to capture in a screen play. What do you think?
Fantastic! I read some reviews of Penrod on Goodread, and it looks like some people don't like the second one as much as they like the first one (There is also a lot of shock about the racism in the books, as is to be expected) but I think I liked the second one better, though it's hard to tell if I'd have a different opinion if I'd read the books back to back and quickly. I didn't read them back to back, and, especially with the first one, I started to read it, put it down for months, and then picked it back up again. (You know how it goes....) Anyway, I'm really excited for you to read Penrod and Sam, as this one is the one that is most fresh in my mind.[/spoil]
I'm so glad you liked it!