My mother used to crack me up. In fact, we cracked each other up. My grandpa used to say,
I never know what you two are talking about, but I love to hear you laugh.
Take Mom’s review of a book, not THE LAST UNICORN, but I don’t remember the one. She was not a fan of this book, although she was one of those people who would read a book to the end, even if she was complaining the whole time. Charlie was the same.
ANYWAY, I asked her for her opinion of whatever book it was. Her answer was in three parts, but they’re each small and they’re a progression, so I’m calling the three of them a one-liner.
The first part was written by Peter S. Beagle. The second part was written by his beagle. The third part was written by a bagel.
I’ve still never heard a better review of a book that (in the opinion of the reviewer) went from the sublime to the dreadful.
This post is part of Linda G. Hills weekly blog hop, One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner or just like them, follow the link.
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Something goes downhill but can’t be abandoned.
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Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt
March 29, 2023 at 1:17pmNever heard a review quite like that. 🙂
Marian Allen
March 30, 2023 at 9:35amThat was my mom! 🙂
Dan Antion
March 30, 2023 at 12:35pmThat’s great, Marian!