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| Title | : | Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame #1) |
| Author | : | Patrick Dennis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 299 pages |
| Published | : | September 11th 2001 by Broadway Books (first published December 1st 1955) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Classics |
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Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, Patrick Dennis' Auntie Mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the New York Times bestseller list for 112 weeks. It was made into a play, a Broadway as well as a Hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring Rosalind Russell. Since then, Mame has taken her rightful place in the pantheon of Great and Important People as the world's most beloved, madcap, devastatingly sophisticated, and glamorous aunt. She is impossible to resist, and this hilarious story of an orphaned ten-year-old boy sent to live with his aunt is as delicious a read in the twenty-first century as it was in the 1950s.Details Books As Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame #1)
| Original Title: | Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade |
| ISBN: | 0767908198 (ISBN13: 9780767908191) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Auntie Mame #1 |
| Characters: | Frank Crowninshield, Condé Montrose Nast, Patrick Dennis, Mame Dennis Burnside, Mr. Dennis, Norah Muldoon, Ito, Unforgettable Character, Eunice Babcock, Dwight Babcock, Jr., Ralph Devine, Natalie Devine, Florian McDermott, Horace Liveright, Elsie de Wolfe, Mrs. Riemenschneider, Jessie Franklin Turner, Neysa McMein, Henri Bendel, Frank Case, Euthanasia Gomez, Annie Laurie Williams, Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, Mrs. Burnside, Fan Burnside, Willie Mae Burnside, Sally Randolph Burnside, Sally Cato McDougall, Emory Oglethorpe McDougall, Van Buren Clay-Pickett, Lightning Rod (horse), Basil Fitz-Hugh, Agnes Gooch, Mary Lord Bishop, Lindsay Woolsey, Bella Shuttleworth, Kit Cornell, Brian O'Bannion, Dr. Cheevey, Ernest Pugh, Bubbles from Newark, Biff (Fred Astaire Club), Bill (Fred Astaire Club), Jack (Fred Astaire Club), Alex (Fred Astaire Club), Professor Townsend, Mr. Townsend, Old Casey, Repulsive Remington, Gloria Upson, Claude "Buster" Upson, Doris Upson, Boyd Upson, Emily Upson, Deborah Upson, Abraham Bernstein, Sylvia Bernstein, Charlie Haddock, Miss Peabody, Miss Pringle, Edmund Jenkins, Gladys Martin (Auntie Mame), Enid Little, Albert (Auntie Mame), Ginger (Auntie Mame), Margaret Rose (Auntie Mame), Doc Potter, Michael "Mickey the Mick" Ryan, Pegeen Ryan Dennis, Margot Maddox, Miranda Maddox, Melissa Maddox (Auntie Mame), Mike Dennis, Vera Charles, Dwight Babcock |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
Rating Containing Books Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame #1)
Ratings: 4.07 From 9025 Users | 1052 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame #1)
How had I never heard of this book before? It was apparently one of the bestselling books of the 20th century. Written in 1955, this is an absolutely hilarious story about a young boy who's adopted by his wealthy, slightly insane aunt. Adventures ensue. Also, the author himself had a fascinating life. After selling millions of copies of his books, he became a *butler*... for Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's! And Kroc had no idea. Fascinating all around.Rosalind Russell will always be Auntie Mame to me. I had to be around 10 when I first saw the movie. I was enchanted and fell in love with the character as portrayed by Ms. Russell. I thought I had read the book a long time ago, but once I started reading it, I realized I hadn't. I enjoyed it, but... I was a bit surprised because I do not think that Mame comes off 'bigger than life' or totally irresistable in the book. I wasn't as drawn to her and did not fall in love with her character. Either
While this book had some entertaining moments, I just couldn't get into it. It was at times very predictable, over-the-top, and so dated, that I found myself wishing I was reading the author's true biography, which sounded much more interesting (popular author, bisexual man, husband and father, and then a butler?).I found Auntie Mame's eccentricities mostly just tiresome and pretentious. And I found the Reader's Digest device to be a really artificial organization of these stories. Patrick was
This book by Patrick Dennis is about his Auntie Mame. it is based on his life with her. I have always loved the movie Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell and I have the soundtrack from the musical with Angela Landsbury. I was curious to read the book. I guess it started out with entries to the Readers digest. soon it became a play. I enjoyed reading Patrick Dennis' book. A lot of the chapters ended up in the stage version and movie. Mame was an eccentric woman who loved life and parties. Patrick
I LOVED this book! The Rosalind Russel version of the movie is one of my all time favorite movies. I just love it. I think it's because, in a weird way, I relate to Auntie Mame. I long ago, after seeing the movie for the first time, that I was going to do everything possible to be like the Auntie Mame in the movie - charismatic, outgoing, crazy. But not a lush, I can't hold my liquor at all.Anyway, I learned that the movie was based on a book. I was so excited to find out because I knew that the
Since it was reprinted, the topic of Mame Dennis has crept into a lot of online reviews and conversations over cocktails. I recently got into a screaming match on an airplane over the topic of Mame's relevance today. Even some of the reviews on this site are less than flattering and I want to answer them all by suggesting that the authors (and readers) read the book again.Mame is an icon, even today. She is our Alice in Wonderland all grown up, smarter, wittier and more interesting than Mary
On a scale of 1 to 10, this book is a solid 12!!! Strangley enough after reading this book I want to go through ALL my other ratings and lower them by one! I discovered this book while strolling through the shelves at the library looking for my book club book by Dickens. I was scanning the shelves with my eyes looking for a name of the author to guesstimate where to stop and the spine of the second in the series (Around the World with Auntie Mame) jumped out at me. So I grabbed it read the cover
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