Eric Hodgins (1899–1971)
Forfatter af Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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Image credit: By Joseph Janney Steinmetz - Joseph Janney Steinmetz photographic collection (1930s-1970s), State Archives of Florida, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24459107
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Associated Works
Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films (2005) — Bidragyder — 122 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Hodgins, Eric Francis
- Fødselsdato
- 1899-03-02
- Dødsdag
- 1971-01-07
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Dødssted
- New York, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- New York, New York, USA
- Uddannelse
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Erhverv
- writer
publisher
editor - Organisationer
- Fortune Magazine
Time Inc.
Redbook
Youth Companion
Medlemmer
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It was clever, sly, and funny... until it started to get real and read like a horror story or a morality tale. Read it. But don't start to take it seriously like I did.
Mr. Blandings is doing well at work and decides it is time to own his own house. So he goes to Connecticut and buys land to build his dream house.
It starts slow. It is better when you read it with sarcasm as Mr. Blandings has trouble with the seller, the architects, and the builder. It becomes extremely funny in Book 2 when I read Mrs. Blandings' journal entries about it. The ownership of the house is funny also as Mr. Blandings figures out how much this house cost him and now he is responsible for repairs and additions he hopes to add… (mere)
It starts slow. It is better when you read it with sarcasm as Mr. Blandings has trouble with the seller, the architects, and the builder. It becomes extremely funny in Book 2 when I read Mrs. Blandings' journal entries about it. The ownership of the house is funny also as Mr. Blandings figures out how much this house cost him and now he is responsible for repairs and additions he hopes to add… (mere)
Two idiots build a house.
There are some jokes, here and there. Mostly the only good thing about it is the (wasted) cast.
Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C minus
GPA: 2.1/4
There are some jokes, here and there. Mostly the only good thing about it is the (wasted) cast.
Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C minus
GPA: 2.1/4
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It is very much a book of its time, upper middle class city people, getting taken advantage of by those slick country folk. it's a bit of a throw-back, but a very fun and quick read. Apparently he wrote a sequel, so I'm on the hunt for that.