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Tahsilli Bir Domuzun Anıları (2012)

by Russell A. Potter(Favorite Author)
3.33 of 5 Votes: 4
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İthaki Yayınları
review 1: I read Russell A. Potter's book with great fascination. He mentions that my musical "Toby the Incredible Learned Pig" was the inspiration for his book. I was flattered by this. Although both works are based on the Learned Pig or pigs they are certainly different. I based my writing on the information in Ricky Jays classic book "Porcine Prophets and Fireproof Women". Also I had a copy of Toby's autobiography from the Folger Shakespeare library and other books and articles on fairs in Britain. I tried to weave the different stories into one whole for the limited half hour time slot alloted. My Toby mentions his reincarnations as well as a birth from aristocratic parents. Russel Potter has a detailed itinerary of the travels of Toby and all the venues he performed at. ... more I especially enjoyed his quips and the various luminaries of the time who dart in and out of the story line. By the addition of the teen character Sam Nicholson he makes it a story that a young adult, who wants to stretch, his mind might enjoy. I was unaware of the Oxford connection but enjoyed it very much. Don't they have a pub there named The Blue Boar? Also I enjoyed the typeface and the copious notes.Fun read!
review 2: Toby is a sapient pig living in England in the late 1700's. He has written a memoir of his life on the stage and at University with the assistance of his friend. Toby faces adversity in the form of a scornful and disbelieving public, but also finds his champions and admirers are many. The tale is alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming. Toby is a likable narrator and the reader will fall in love with him. He understands much about the world about him and makes valuable observations about the nature of humanity and the thirst for knowledge. My only complaint about the book were the various italicized words, which I felt interrupted the narrative flow, as it did not seem that these words were to be emphasized. In fact, I could discern no rhyme nor reason for the device, except that possibly this was frequently done in texts of this era. The Capitalization of words that have come to be more frequently lowercase in today's grammar was more readily ignored as well as accounted for. less
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AJGHHH
enjoyable read and like the satire , got this as a read and review book
rammy
Fun break. Made me think differently about being human.
maddyme7
adorable, elegant, just profound enough.
nataliegrivas
6/19/12
randi
3.5
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