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| Marrying Off Mother: And Other Stories | 
| Author: Gerald Durrell
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 114989
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 197
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1559702133
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781559702133
ASIN: 1559702133
Publication Date: May 9, 1993
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the misadventures of Durrell October 29, 2006
Another entertaining offering from Gerald Durrell although some of the stories are a bit on the more fanciful line as opposed to his normal wildlife related narrations. But an entertaining read regardless!
 Marrying off Mother August 6, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of Durrell's best! Sadly he died in 1995 and he is missed by his many fans. Suggestion: Buy and read all of his books. There's an education to be had and many laughs to enjoy.
 Disappointing February 6, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The only good stories in this book were "Marrying off Mother" and the story of Esmerelda the truffle pig. It tided me over until I found the sequel to "My Family and Other Animals" - "Birds, Beasts and Relatives". Glad I borrowed this one from the library...
Disappointing compared to "My Family and Other Animals" December 25, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read this book hoping for another gem like "My Family and Other Animals". Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Although "Marrying Off Mother" has much of the same wonderful timing & wit that's in other Durrell books, it seems to be missing their soul. This is a cynical book, and the timing & wit (that in earlier books shows Durrell's innonence and passion) conveys smugness and superiority in "Marrying off Mother". This attitude wears thin pretty quickly. If you're interested in reading Durrell, I strongly recommend "My Family and Other Animals". But not this book.
Sightly Disappointing March 10, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I had high hopes of being impressed, but the 8 stories fell short of the expectaions created by that fine novel 'My Family and Other Animals'.Yes there are flashes of the Durell humour, but the quality of the writing is sometimes strained - especially apparant in 'Marrying Off Mother' where information about things and people ate given in terse little bites that do not have the charm of a more full-bodied development. Also some of the stories are too improbable for suspension of disbelief, ie. the story of the gambling nun. 'The Jury' is like something out of 'Tales of the Unexpected' or 'Tales from the Dark side', and bears some resemblence to Somerset Maugham's darker tales of Malaya. Also some of the world-weary author comes through in the stories, which means the wry and humourous 'voice' of ten year old Durell, created so beautifully in 'My Family and Other Animals' is merely imitated. The only place it fully succeeds is in Antoine's little speech in 'Marrying Off Mother' - which is worth reading the whole book for! Perhaps I am being grossly unfair in expecting something like 'My Family and Other Animals' - each book and story should stand on its own. It is worth reading just to get a taste of what other things interested Durell. Some of the stories do not actually have animals in them!
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