Topper Audiobook

" I read the Topper series many years ago. They were delightful quick reads with many double entendres. "

" I last read this book over fifty years ago, and enjoyed it tremendously. A slight plot but written in clear lyrical prose which is a pleasure to read. Topper, an overweight, dull, henpecked, banker takes a fancy to a flashy red sportscar. The previous owners, low level spirits, are able to reconstitute their ectoplasm when they need to, and Cosmo Topper is in for a high time of partying and drinking and travelling in their company. "

" There is nothing more fun than a romp with Topper and his ghostly companions. I first read it in 1965. And it is an every year read. It is humorous how much I missed in those early readings. It's not great works, but not to be missed. "

" Not as much fun as the movie, but enjoyable anyway. I read this book ages ago. "

" Super cute. I really like this being a 1920s book and so full of references to excessive drinking. It really is funny - very much the same joke over and over. But if you like older books and find the language and the humor at least quaint if not hilarious, then you'll love this book. "

" Topper and Thorne Smith are a treat to be savored. "

" Entertaining story of a boring and staid man who buys a car which was rebuilt from an accident. The car comes with the accessories: the ghosts of the previous owner and his wife. A fun ghost stories from the 1930's. "

" A classic. This is one of the funniest books of all times. Only for people with a love of life and a great sense of humor. "

" I loved this book. Great humor! This is his first Topper book. There is one more Topper book I will definitely read and others he wrote. "

" Well written but rather dull book. I think one appreciates it more when older caught in mid-life crisis. "

" I thought it started out pretty well, but I quickly got tired of the whole premise. That Kerby woman was particularly tiresome. Plus, I've never been amused by the antics of drunks. If I hadn't had to read it for my Books to Film Club. I never would have finished it. "

" This was a disappointment to someone who loved the TV program. The author had a bitterness that was excised from the TV show. "

" I was never quite sure what to make of this story. Some moments were hilarious and ridiculous, but then the next moment Topper was waxing philosophical about his life and where it was going. I was never quite sure if it was a mad-cap comedy or a character-of-man study. "

" Interesting to see where the whole "zany ghost" theme came from, but this book is terribly dated. Thorne Smith's writing style made me feel like I was drunk while reading...loopy and all-over-the-place. If I had it to do over, I would have just watched the movie. "

" What an odd, drunken tale... I enjoyed much of the language, but found some of the humor a tad old fashioned. "

" I liked this a lot more 30 years ago... "

" This is a great leisurely read. "

" Thorne Smith wrote such wonderfully funny books. Here is the first in the series about a hen-pecked bank manager and his ghostly friends. Lots of fun "

" I was really looking forward to enjoying this book based on my recollection of the Topper films. Maybe that is why I was disappointed in it in comparison to the wonderful films starring Cary Grant as George Kerby. "

" Anti-hypocrisy, anti-complacency, anti-sterility, pro-fun, pro-humanity, pro-wonder--Topper is happy making. It's funny and warm, and Thorne Smith could turn a phrase. It's an excellent fantasy that deserves wider readership. "

" Thorne Smith wrote such wonderfully funny books. Here is the first in the series about a hen-pecked bank manager and his ghostly friends. Lots of fun "

" I loved this book. Great humor! This is his first Topper book. There is one more Topper book I will definitely read and others he wrote. "

" Not as much fun as the movie, but enjoyable anyway. I read this book ages ago. "

" What an odd, drunken tale... I enjoyed much of the language, but found some of the humor a tad old fashioned. "

" I was never quite sure what to make of this story. Some moments were hilarious and ridiculous, but then the next moment Topper was waxing philosophical about his life and where it was going. I was never quite sure if it was a mad-cap comedy or a character-of-man study. "

" I liked this a lot more 30 years ago... "

" Anti-hypocrisy, anti-complacency, anti-sterility, pro-fun, pro-humanity, pro-wonder--Topper is happy making. It's funny and warm, and Thorne Smith could turn a phrase. It's an excellent fantasy that deserves wider readership. "

" charming, flimsy, a bit racist and misogynistic. Like Thurber on antidepressants. "

" Interesting to see where the whole "zany ghost" theme came from, but this book is terribly dated. Thorne Smith's writing style made me feel like I was drunk while reading...loopy and all-over-the-place. If I had it to do over, I would have just watched the movie. "