The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss: The Life and Work of Theodor Geisel (New Century Exceptional Lives Series)

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Summary: Save your money
Review: Amateurish. Littered with typos and grammatical errors this book reads like a high school research report, which is a shame because Mr. Geisel deserves a more professional effort. The only worthwhile material in the book are the excerpts lifted from other sources of which there are plenty. Indeed, the book is more of a cut and paste collection of other journalist's reviews and analyses along with some of Geisel's own thoughts. Also, it's terribly overpriced.

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Summary: Mediocre
Review: The book contains useful information about Theodor Geisel, but I found the writing to be amateurish and choppy. "Littered with typos" is also an understatement. This book is more like a landfill of errors, with a count of over 25 blatant mistakes and sentence-structuring problems in just the first few chapters. Save yourself the money and find another biography.

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Summary: True to the spirit of Dr. Seuss
Review: This is a wonderful, warm, charming book -- true to the spirit of Dr. Seuss. The author's love of Seuss is evident on every page. Quotations from reviews of Dr. Seuss books through the years are also very interesting and helpful. A must for all Dr. Seuss fans.