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Summary: Fun and zany and all adult
Review: A delightful and delightfully written book. But take care - this is not a book to read to your children; it is completely an ADULT book.
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Summary: Brilliant work from one of the world's best satirists
Review: Call me crazy, but I love the Seuss-meister. His
work is so often overlooked in the world of satire, and too often plunked into the children's book catagories.
This book was not written for kids! How quaint; how rare! He's written for gram and even gramp-air! "Only Old Once" addresses adult fears of doctors in the unique Seuss way, without being distinctly childish. He mocks the testing methods and treatments that many of us don't even want to think about. Another Seuss gem in a similar vein, is "Daisey-Head Mayzie", who also endures the poking and prodding of modern medicine, all because she was different.
If you haven't read Seuss since your youngest child entered middle school, shame on you; consider yourself properly rebuked, and go get a few Cat in the Hat logoed volumes. Then curl up with a plate of green eggs and ham and let yourself go!
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Summary: Brilliant work from one of the world's best satirists
Review: Call me crazy, but I love the Seuss-meister. Hiswork is so often overlooked in the world of satire, and too often plunked into the children's book catagories. This book was not written for kids! How quaint; how rare! He's written for gram and even gramp-air! "Only Old Once" addresses adult fears of doctors in the unique Seuss way, without being distinctly childish. He mocks the testing methods and treatments that many of us don't even want to think about. Another Seuss gem in a similar vein, is "Daisey-Head Mayzie", who also endures the poking and prodding of modern medicine, all because she was different. If you haven't read Seuss since your youngest child entered middle school, shame on you; consider yourself properly rebuked, and go get a few Cat in the Hat logoed volumes. Then curl up with a plate of green eggs and ham and let yourself go!
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Summary: Absolutely Love This Book
Review: Even though I'm only in my 30's, this book give insight into the plight of the older generation. Granted, I haven't been afflicted by any of their ailments yet, but I'm so glad Dr. Seuss was able to write about them in his usual style. This is one of his best!!
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Summary: Brilliant look at aging!
Review: I originally bought this book for my husband's 40th, and then decided to get a second copy for my dad's 50th. We read the book at my dad's surprise birthday party and everyone thought it was hillarious. It is certainly a great way to celebrate a special birthday, especially if you know the person well and know that they can handle the "teasing" about growing another year older.
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Summary: You're Only Old Once
Review: I purchased this book for one of my best friends who was turning 40. I showed his wife the book, who decided the theme of the party should be "You're Only Old Once". She even scanned the cover of the book and a few of the pages to make the invitations.We left the book out so that the guests could sign it if they wished to next to many of the funny pictures. The book was a big hit! Even with my friend who turned 40.
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Summary: So entertaining for our "older" friends
Review: I read this book while waiting for my husband at a Cardiologist's office. I work for a senior center, and my husband & I AREN'T getting younger. I love the way it recognizes some of the worries of elders & entertains. My copy will go to our senior center's library.
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Summary: Perfect Gift for Those Whose Social Life Is Visiting Doctors
Review: I sometimes think that retirement is when you stop going to work full time so that you can go to doctors full time. Dr. Seuss seems to agree with that observation in this witty, beautifully illustrated book. The book starts off like most Dr. Seuss books, beckoning you towards a far distant, wonderful land. In this case, the land is Fotta-fa-Zee where there's "no smelly bad traffic," you feel fine at 103, and your teeth and hair are kept strong by chewing nuts from the Tutt-a-Tutt Tree. Then reality sets in. You've just been reading National Geographic about Fotta-fa-Zee while sitting in the Golden Years Clinic waiting for the physical that no one should ever have. The high point of this whole experience is talking with the fish in the aquarium as you wait, and wait, and wait for the next part of the exam. Naturally, no one will tell you anything about what they have learned from the tests. You have to see more doctors first, and take more tests. One of my favorite parts is the eye exam near the beginning, where you get both a "eyesight and solvency test." You have to be able to see and pay for the exam to pass. Pretty soon all of your clothes have been replaced with a gown, and you cannot easily escape even though that seems like the right thing to do. Each test seems worse than the last. The stress test adds stress as well as measuring it. You smell foods, and any that smell good are taken off your diet. At some point, you make such an impression with your test results that they wheel you around in a wheelchair. Pretty soon you've got so many prescriptions it takes two pages of poetry to cover all of the directions. Before you can escape you have to fill out more forms so that the bills will be paid by your estate if you don't survive. Dr. Seuss concludes with "you're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in." That's the most we can hope for from America's answer to afternoon tea for the Medicare set. Having been through such check-ups myself and having a father whose retirement consists of keeping doctors in business at 84 (he calls it 21 for the 4th time), I can definitely appreciate the humor here. Hopefully, you will too. I just wish we had stayed in Fotta-fa-Zee rather than the Doctor's office. The satirical concept is great, but the poetry, whimsy, and illustrations make it all even better. It should cheer up anyone who spends a lot of time visiting doctors. Banish your misconception stalls about aging and medical care with humor!
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Summary: Perfect Gift for Those Whose Social Life Is Visiting Doctors
Review: I sometimes think that retirement is when you stop going to work full time so that you can go to doctors full time. Dr. Seuss seems to agree with that observation in this witty, beautifully illustrated book.
The book starts off like most Dr. Seuss books, beckoning you towards a far distant, wonderful land. In this case, the land is Fotta-fa-Zee where there's "no smelly bad traffic," you feel fine at 103, and your teeth and hair are kept strong by chewing nuts from the Tutt-a-Tutt Tree. Then reality sets in. You've just been reading National Geographic about Fotta-fa-Zee while sitting in the Golden Years Clinic waiting for the physical that no one should ever have. The high point of this whole experience is talking with the fish in the aquarium as you wait, and wait, and wait for the next part of the exam. Naturally, no one will tell you anything about what they have learned from the tests. You have to see more doctors first, and take more tests. One of my favorite parts is the eye exam near the beginning, where you get both a "eyesight and solvency test." You have to be able to see and pay for the exam to pass. Pretty soon all of your clothes have been replaced with a gown, and you cannot easily escape even though that seems like the right thing to do. Each test seems worse than the last. The stress test adds stress as well as measuring it. You smell foods, and any that smell good are taken off your diet. At some point, you make such an impression with your test results that they wheel you around in a wheelchair. Pretty soon you've got so many prescriptions it takes two pages of poetry to cover all of the directions. Before you can escape you have to fill out more forms so that the bills will be paid by your estate if you don't survive. Dr. Seuss concludes with "you're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in." That's the most we can hope for from America's answer to afternoon tea for the Medicare set. Having been through such check-ups myself and having a father whose retirement consists of keeping doctors in business at 84 (he calls it 21 for the 4th time), I can definitely appreciate the humor here. Hopefully, you will too. I just wish we had stayed in Fotta-fa-Zee rather than the Doctor's office. The satirical concept is great, but the poetry, whimsy, and illustrations make it all even better. It should cheer up anyone who spends a lot of time visiting doctors. Banish your misconception stalls about aging and medical care with humor!
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Summary: Excellent Grown-up Seuss book!
Review: If you're over 50 or know somebody who is, and they happen to be a Dr. Seuss fan, then this is the perfect book for them! It's fun and colorful and sadly true! Worth adding to any Seuss collection.
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