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| The Bear Went Over the Mountain: A Novel (Owl Book) | 
| Author: William Kotzwinkle
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 180571
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0805054383
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780805054385
ASIN: 0805054383
Publication Date: November 15, 1997
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 Every re-read makes me laugh again April 13, 2008
This is one of my all-time favorite comic novels. I have given it to lots of friends, many of whom agree with me, some of whom don't get it. Give it a try because if you like it you will have a great time, over and over again.
Funny and funnier and smart and smarter than your hairy honor student January 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I frequently wonder why people purposely write reviews where they say things like "This is the worst book I've ever read" or "I don't see the point." Do you also wonder? Does it make you think, "That reminds me of that girl I'm glad I didn't marry"?
This book is funny, as everyone (who counts) says. But for me the real payoff was the ending. I was hooked into this book partly because I was hoping Kotzwinkle could pull it off. He'd gotten so deeply into the plot and characters that it just didn't seem possible to have an ending as good as the start (and the middle, and the whole dang thing). But he did it. He did it! And it was funny.
So, even if the comedy isn't for you, this book is a model of storytelling I wish more novelists and screenwriters would study.
Who will dig this? Philip Roth fans. Kurt Vonnegut fans. Haven Kimmel fans. Nabokov fans. Richard Russo fans (I'm thinking of you folks who want something as fun as STRAIGHT MAN). Face it, fans of good prose and good stories will have a blast.
 not funny at all December 7, 2006
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am amazed that this book got 4 1/2 stars. I picked it up in a used book store for $1 because the cover intrigued me and the plot summary was fairly interesting. It is not worth more than a $1. Lame, lame, lame.
It's a fairy tale so the fact that no one, not even the bear's lover, realizes he is a bear is passable. What makes no sense, and this happens incredibly often in the book, is the bear one moment will, for example, at the mention of England, (unprompted) recall Princess Dianna and on the same page doesn't have the mental capacity to pick between two choices presented to him. He says 'honey' (get it-because he is a bear and bears like honey -har,har,har) or another word that makes absolutely no sense in the context of the question. You can't have it both ways. Either the bear has the dexterity to engage in normal conversations with humans or he is a moron. Pick one. It is absolutely maddening that the bear character switches personalities back and forth at an alarming rate.
And I did not laugh once. If you enjoy the humor found in TV shows like "Full House" or "Reba", than this book is for you.
 A terrible gift, but a funny book January 23, 2006
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
So.... my grandma gave me this book for Christmas. Both she and one of her friends had read it, so she suggested I read it. That was not the wisest of decisions. MANY parts of this book were enormously funny, but some parts were just too inappropriate for my age level. Don't get me wrong, I liked this book a lot, but I wouldn't have bought it if I had known what it talked about. I'm used to cuss words and I understand everything that happened, it's just many parts were too much. I believe this would be a good book for adults, not me. Thanks grandma, but maybe get me a book from my age level next time.
One of the funniest books I've ever read October 24, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
That's all I have to say about it, except I've lent this book far and wide to a diverse audienceof friends and family, in terms of age and sense of humor. Every one thought it was a scream and just adored it.
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