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Summary: The Sexy Side of Shel?
Review: Though I agree with all of your sentiments, I think it's important to realize that Ol' Shel was also making a clever (if dirty) joke with his character "the big O." Keep in mind, the same man who wrote fabulous children's poetry also wrote and illustrated regularly for Playboy.Read his work with less sentimentality, and you'll find levels of meaning you may have missed.
Rating:
Summary: The Sexy Side of Shel?
Review: Though I agree with all of your sentiments, I think it's important to realize that Ol' Shel was also making a clever (if dirty) joke with his character "the big O." Keep in mind, the same man who wrote fabulous children's poetry also wrote and illustrated regularly for Playboy. Read his work with less sentimentality, and you'll find levels of meaning you may have missed.
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Summary: This simple story puts "The Rules" to shame.
Review: Three days after ending a relationship where I was constantly trying to be someone or something else in order to please my partner, I took a vacation that changed my life. On the first night of that vacation, while I was out with friends and family and the last thing I was looking for was another boyfriend, I met the most amazing person to enter my life so far. The next day, I found this book and decided to live my life like the big O. The man and I keep the book on our coffee table, and when we aren't rolling through the streets of the city, side by side, we go home to that wonderful story. Shel Silverstein has amazing insight. Every human should read this book.
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Summary: This is definatley a life changing book!
Review: When my therapist gave me this book, I was in a destructive relationship with a guy who I thought I was depended on. After I read this I realized i needed not to depend on anyone, but myself.
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Summary: Uplifting, Encouraging, and Personal
Review: Whether simply a children's book or an adult self-help book, this one is a gem! Adorable simplistic line drawings that make you wonder how an artist is able to create such an expressive characters out of basic circle shapes. Matched with a story that can be taken lightly or taken to heart. Really, this is the journey of a character becoming a "whole" person...independantly being able to "roll" by itself. It also hints that to be happy in a relationship you must be your own independantly happy person...you can't rely on others to complete your deficiencies. Anyone who is a "relationship leapfrog" needs to read this book. It may even make you cry-and probably will make you laugh-at the similarities with your own experiences. It is also appropriate for children...it is never to early to introduce someone to lifelong happiness, independance, and stability. Rolling along...
Rating:
Summary: Uplifting, Encouraging, and Personal
Review: Whether simply a children's book or an adult self-help book, this one is a gem! Adorable simplistic line drawings that make you wonder how an artist is able to create such an expressive characters out of basic circle shapes. Matched with a story that can be taken lightly or taken to heart. Really, this is the journey of a character becoming a "whole" person...independantly being able to "roll" by itself. It also hints that to be happy in a relationship you must be your own independantly happy person...you can't rely on others to complete your deficiencies. Anyone who is a "relationship leapfrog" needs to read this book. It may even make you cry-and probably will make you laugh-at the similarities with your own experiences. It is also appropriate for children...it is never to early to introduce someone to lifelong happiness, independance, and stability. Rolling along...
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