Freddy and Fredericka Audiobook

" Loved this book. You must suspend disbelief; it is quite a fantasy. But it is FUNNY. How easy it is to find a sad book; more difficult is to find a truly amusing book. This book made me laugh out loud. Mark Helprin is a terrific writer, but I don't recall that any of his earlier books are humorous. This book is long, so be prepared to spend some time with it. Worth the effort for sure. "

" I laughed so hard, I nearly peed my pants! My mom also read and laughed herself silly. One of my favorite books ever. "

" To be honest, I struggled with this book. It has beautiful lyrical lines and at times is very funny. I feel that its about 276 pages too long. The editor should have tightened up the book. At times, I struggled with odd hard to pronounce and remember names. The American travelogue was enduring, sweet, over-the-top weird, and just plain dumb at points. I skimmed parts of the journey simply because I lost interest. With that said, I finished the the novel in time for my book club discussion. Yesterday my friend sent me a message telling me how much she loved the book. I predict a lively animated discussion tomorrow! I love that the couple stayed together when most would have given up. I appreciate their forgiveness that they shared for one another. Other than the lyrical descriptions of food my favorite part as Mr. Neil as an anagram for Merlin. I wouldn't recommend this to all my friends, but I would to avid readers who love to learn odd little things about life and history. "

" this is my favorite book of all time and I read it every year. Its the first book to make me laugh out loud. And the chapter set in chicago is so simple and beautiful that I never want it to end. "

" Not always easy to read but really good fun in places. You might need to be British to appreciate some of it though. "

" So far, so good, but it is long so it may take me awhile to finish it. Can definitely say that Mark Helprin is extremely adept at using the English language. "

" I had high hopes for this book. Could not get into it. "

" A really long read...it seemed like I had to slog through some parts but fascinating, hilarious and, at times, moving. "

" Best book I'ver read in a long time! "

" rambling and very hard to read "

" Technically I didn't read this. I tried. I really, really tried. I couldn't get into the characters and there was a ton of bad language, so finally I just gave up. Sorry! "

" I can't give a book one star...but this was way too long. There were a few enjoyable moments but the beginning and end were awful. "

" I read this book after A Soldier of the Great War. It is a much less serious book - two incognito English royals go on a quest through Middle America. Very Funny. Very touching. "

" Zany look at the royal family, the prince of wales and wife who are sent to America to win back the colonies, as punishment for misdeeds. Jolly good fun. "

" I laughed through the whole thing, the humor was very absurdist. On the long side, it was not the fastest 500 pages I have ever read as the reviewer claimed, but a fun read interspaced with other books. "

" this treasure chest will literally open the treasure in your chest. full spectrum feeling: laughing and crying in depth with a luscious sensorial languaging that is simply astonishing. it is my desert island pick of The One Book to have. "

" I actually really liked this. It made me laugh so many times, and the main characters were good. However, it dragged on and on, and the secondary characters were often very annoying (e.g., a George W. Bush caricature) and the names of many characters were just dumb. "

" I love Helprin's quirky style in this book. A good read! "

" I literally laughed out loud several times during this book, and I rarely do that when reading. I had a huge Cheshire car smile plastered to my face throughout and I think i might have come close to wetting myself once or twice! "

" One of the best and funniest books I have ever read in my life. I recommend this book to all my friends. "

" Book on CD - I liked the aerly part better, it was really humourous, midway thru it turned dull. "

" I love Helprin but I couldn't slog through much more than half of this endless shaggy dog story. Some great comic bits but overall not worth the time. "

" COuldn't finish it... nothing like Winter's Tale, though I sure wanted it to be. "

" Thought provoking and filled with slapstick humor. Helprin gets a bit long winded at times, which detracted from the story, at least for me. I'm sure I will read something else by him in the future. "

" Laugh out loud ridiculous at times though written with such poetry. I almost took a star away because the ridiculous was so ridiculous but rarely has a book made me laugh so hard and care so much and hurt so much about such flawed characters. "

" Started out so-so, by page 250 I was hooked, by the end I loved it! "

" This is one of my favorite books of all time. Like, seriously, it is amazing. I throw that word around a lot to describe things that probably aren't as amazing as I say they are, but this is one of those things that definitely deserves it. "

" Oooh, I giggled so when I read this... Guffawed really. In public. Often on the train. Anyone who enjoys puns, comical misunderstandings and dickensianly outlandish characters: read it. You will laugh. "

" Witty and enjoyable. I ended up quite fond of the crazy royals who at first were simply annoying and crazy. Last week when they were making fun of Prince Charles for talking to his plants, i just had to smile. "

" This was interesting and confusing. Helprin has a lovely way with words. "