A Fistful of Fig Newtons by Jean Shepherd
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Book Reviews of A Fistful of Fig Newtons
Book Review: A Fistful of Fig Newtons
Summary: 5 Stars
Buy all of Jean Shepard's book and settle down to smiling, laughing and rolling around with a belly laugh. Jean Shepard captures pre-television life with all of the hilarious anecdotes of the time and his work brightens even the darkest of days...read them all!Book Review: Not his best, but still better than anybody else.
Summary: 4 Stars
Four stars out of five? By what standard? Well, anything by Shepherd is a five star read, but when judged against "In God We Trust" and "Wanda Hickey", "A Fistful of Fig Newtons" doesn't quite rise to his own very high standards. Still, don't let this turn you off to this fine little book. While the stories (some are really essays) are not as consistantly good as some of his earlier efforts, "Lost at C" is as good (and funny!) a short story as has ever been written. All of us can identify with the poor slobs stuck in the back row of the classroom, (the "alphabetical ghetto") struggling to comprehend algebra. "The Whole Fun Cataloge of 1929" is a brilliant essay which nails American culture better than any Harvard sociologist ever has. Jean illustrated this book with his own excellent and charming line drawings...another talent not many people knew Jean had. So, for dedicated Shep fans, by all means read "Fig Newtons", and for anyone interested in a funny book, you won't be dissapointed.Book Review: Funny!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was the third collection of Jean Sheppard short stories that I have read, and this one was every bit as humourous as the other two. This one focusses more on Sheppard's adult life than his other works, but there are still some stories with the familiar Ralphie, Flick, and Schwarz as well. Equally as funny are his descriptions of hippies driving in vans and college football players. This book is a nonstop laugh riot.Book Review: worth the price if you're a fan.
Summary: 4 Stars
It's not in the same league as Wanda Hickey's night of golden memories or In God we trust, all others pay cash but it still has some classic stories, including one of the last stories of the Parker family, where Ralph is discharged from the military and travels back to his home town for one last adventure. Like most of Shepherd's stories, it's bittersweet and funny.Book Review: A Fist Full of Fig Newtons
Summary: 4 Stars
a review of early life while setting in a traffic jam. Not on the level of "In God We Trust" but a good lite read and a review of New York traffic and life in general
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