Topper: The Jovial Ghosts
by:
Thorne Smith (author)
Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781622400485
Publish date: March 2nd 2012
Publisher: Green Light
Pages no: 206
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Paranormal,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
20th Century,
Horror,
Ghost Stories,
Supernatural,
Ghosts,
Fiction
It is, by this time, a cliche: boring business dude meets a manic pixie dreamgirl who shakes up his days, keeps him up all night, teaches him about love, and then passes into the great beyond. What makes this book still feel marvelously fresh is that the MPDG isn't all that wacky, she's married, and...
It is, by this time, a cliche: boring business dude meets a manic pixie dreamgirl who shakes up his days, keeps him up all night, teaches him about love, and then passes into the great beyond. What makes this book still feel marvelously fresh is that the MPDG isn't all that wacky, she's married, and...
I liked the idea (& probably would like the Cary Grant movie) but I was bored and that's not the ideal state of mind while reading a ghost story. I read halfway through and then flipped to the end, but then it was due back to the library and I wasn't interested enough to renew.
The movies are great. I'd love to read the book.
If I had to pick one 20th century author who has been mostly forgotten and long overdue for a revival, it would be Thorne Smith. He was a master at the satiric, both criticizing and adoring the staunch American upper class. I would say he is the closest thing to an American Oscar Wilde. In fact, whe...
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