My life and hard times
Parade of comic characters and hilarious anecdotes as the American humorist recalls his Ohio childhood.
More by James Thurber
Many Moons
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The 13 Clocks
Is sex necessary? or, Why you feel the way you do
Thurber Carnival
The wonderful O
The owl in the attic, and other perplexities
My world - and welcome to it
Let Your Mind Alone! and Other More or Less Inspirational Pieces
Years with Ross
Fables for our time
The Thirteen Clocks
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?