Writings and Drawings,
by James Thurber
Thurber is one a the few writers who can make me laugh out loud
frequently. He does this even while expressing the anxieties and sadness of
the human condition; his worldview is completely modern and satisfyingly
oldfashioned, all at the same time. Rejoice in the eccentric relatives (his
grandmother, who lived in fear that electricity was leaking out of empty
sockets), fictional characters (of course this anthology includes Walter Mitty,
daydreamer extraordinary), fairy tales and parables (note the lemming who
wonders why humans don't all rush into the sea), and animal stories, not to
mention the wonderful drawings ("That's my first wife up there, and this
is the present Mrs. Harris"). If you know Thurber, he's always worth
revisiting; if you don't, you're in for a treat.
-Richard
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