Books : The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces (Penguin Modern Classics)
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by: James Thurber
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780141182919
ISBN: 0141182911
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: May 04, 2000
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 403272
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Product Description:
A henpecked husband copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other dashing figures.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Children's Book
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.
Rating:  - Insightful, and Humorous
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 ... Read More
Rating: - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
It was an excellent book for someone who enjoys day dreaming. Good for both kids and teens. Adults might even possibly enjoy it.
Rating: - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is the best book i have ever read.
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.
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