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On the plus side, it’s a great snapshot of life in an unusual family a hundred years ago. I give this book somewhat of a pass on this, though, because it’s at least a semi-true life account of a bygone time, plus it was written in 1943. I was especially struck by the wince-worthy descriptions of their grandparents’ stereotypical Chinese cook, and the impromptu minstrel shows by their father (with the mother playing along). And there’s much more casual racism than I’d recalled. The whole book is more anecdotal than I remembered. The stories are generally amusing, but they’re kind of strung together.
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'He belongs next door.'This probably goes without saying, but other than being about a very large family, the Steve Martin movie Cheaper by the Dozen has pretty much zero in common with this book. Mother could handle any crisis without losing her composure. 'Didn't have any trouble except with that one over there,' he replied. When Mother returned, she asked him if everything had run smoothly. Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at home. The Gilbreth parents were both well-known engineers and "efficiency experts" who tried, with mixed success, to apply their theories and ideas to raising a large family of twelve (YES) children.* It's a funny, fond, and heartwarming account of their growing up years, as told by two of the children. This is a semi-factual account of the Gilbreth family, growing up in the early 1900s.
I just reread it for the first time in years, and though much of it was still amusing, the book as a whole hasn’t aged as well as I’d hoped.
I still have the ancient paperback copy of this book and its sequel, Belles on Their Toes, on my basement bookshelves. I adored Cheaper by the Dozen when I was a young teen, and I read it more times than I can count. The Gilbreth 3.75 stars, partly for the nostalgia factor.
The heartwarming and comic stories of the jumbo-size Gilbreth clan have delighted generations of readers, and will keep you and yours laughing for years.moreģ.75 stars, partly for the nostalgia factor. At home, the Gilbreths themselves have cranked out twelve kids, and Dad is out to prove that efficiency principles can apply to family as well as the workplace. Mother and Dad are world-renowned efficiency experts, helping factories fine-tune their assembly lines for maximum output at minimum cost. and Ernestine capture the hilarity and heart of growing up in an oversized family. In this endearing, amusing memoir, siblings Frank Jr. Translated into more than fifty languages, Cheaper by the Dozen is the unforgettable story of the Gilbreth clan as told by two of its members. and Ernestine capture Adapted into two classic motion pictures, this bestselling memoir is the unforgettable story of two parents, twelve kids, and a world of laughter and love.
Adapted into two classic motion pictures, this bestselling memoir is the unforgettable story of two parents, twelve kids, and a world of laughter and love.