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The Egg and I
The Egg and I
Author: Betty MacDonald
When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a mo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060914288
ISBN-10: 0060914289
Publication Date: 9/16/1987
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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 reviewed The Egg and I on + 347 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Reminiscent of a less-ditzy version of Lisa Douglas in Hooterville. This is the book that introduced the public to the characers Ma and Pa Kettle, who later became the subject of several films, and came to represent "hick" America for a generation or more.
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Helpful Score: 1
A lovely book, should be read by all starry-eyed would-be homesteaders!
esjro avatar reviewed The Egg and I on + 947 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
She thinks that chickens are dumb and has a chapter about how she hates baby chicks. Bitter old coot! I have chickens and although they are not rocket scientists they are not dumb. I thought this book would be warm and inspiring like "Little Heathens," but it is not. Grouchy author!
PageSage avatar reviewed The Egg and I on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Awesome, authentic, entertaining. I loved it and won't trade my tattered copy away!
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 GloryToGod avatar reviewed The Egg and I on + 5 more book reviews
Was very disappointed in this book. Had not expected the profanity. It was humorous in parts, but mostly it just seemed to be a lot of complaining and bitterness. Will not be keeping this book.
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This book was also the basis for the popular movies about Ma and Pa Kettle, and I believe they also did a movie from the book itself. It is an entertaining book, and the descriptions are such that you feel you are right there in the middle of the tribulations.
reviewed The Egg and I on + 813 more book reviews
Hilariously wry humor! An also-ran teen marries a much older man, is hornswoggled, hog-tied, and bamboozled into following him into the chicken ranch business. Where? Why in western Washington logging country; that's where! What ensues is a witty, heartwarming glimpse into the daily drudgery of farm life amid the local populace: the Kettles, the Hicks, loggers, Indians, oops, Native Americans, moonshiners, and dipsomaniacs. You can almost smell the countryside.
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I used to think this was one of the funniest books I ever read. On rereading it, I found it rather racist toward native Americans. The descriptions about the neighbors is hilarious - the basis of the Ma and Pa Kettle series.


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