Review: Manic Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2011
If Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams AND Tibor Fischer married and had a child, this author would be their son. A manic walk in the park brings the reader closer to jealous trees, giant caterpillars, angry park attendants and the role of the marginalized person sitting next to you on that broken down park bench. Yes, that one, the person you just slid away from because he had a distinct eau de je ne sais quoi about him. In this book, laugh out loud moments alternate with poignant insights into humanity--and the lack thereof. If we are only human by the abode we own, then what were our ancestors who lived in caves? By today's standards, they were bums. Yet, by Neanderthal caste systems, dark, stinky caverns ruled. Once again, we are reminded that appearances are deceiving. And while I do NOT recommend that you chat up the next homeless person you see, I do suggest that he or she is or was someone's child, father, mother, brother, uncle, aunt, or cousin and that we can all spare a crumb or two of compassion.