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“A cockroach poet will never steer you wrong.
Sorella M wrote this review Tuesday, July 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
if you get gloomy just
take an hour off and sit
and think how
much better this world
is than hell
of course it won't cheer
you up much if
you expect to go there”
“Genius”
Stewart P wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Clever and charming. Make sure you get an edition that has the original illustrations.”
Margaret D wrote this review Sunday, June 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Archy and Mehitabel is about a cockroach and a cat writing vivid poems to each other. If you like books with animals or poems, this is one that you should try out!”
Little Bookworm 13 wrote this review Sunday, June 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a cute series of poems told from the perspective of a cockeroach, my faveorite was the one about the moth.”
Karen M wrote this review Saturday, May 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“To Sally S...you have a signed copy! How I envy you! I found this when I was very young and that was a long time ago. You never forget a cockroach like this or a cat like this. "Life is just one damn kitten after another." This is what I say and everytime I say it, I tell people where I got it...from Mehitabel, of course. It's like laughing. Everytime you laugh, a fairy is born. Everytime I say "kitten" I'd love to this someone picked up this book. ”
Bruce W wrote this review Wednesday, March 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A typing cockroach who writes poetry and his friend, a cat. LIght-hearted, whimsical, fun read, given to me by a dear friend.”
Ron B wrote this review Friday, February 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“a favorite book of melancholy yet whimsical poetry about a typing cockroach and his friend, mehitabel the cat. i first read this nearly 30 years ago. a dear friend just gave me a 1944 hardcover edition printed in england, inscribed, "to A.P. from T. S., Londont , 10 Nov 44" ”
Sally S wrote this review Tuesday, February 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“"First published in 1916, it is a classic of American literature. Archy is a cockroach, inside whom resides the soul of a free-verse poet; he communicates with Don Marquis by leaping upon the keys of the columnist's typewriter. In poems of varying length, Archy pithily describes his wee world, the main fixture of which is Mehitabel, a devil-may-care alley cat.
alancreese wrote this review Sunday, August 19 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Archy music will linger in your head long after you finish the book. Here's a tiny taste from his interview with a mummy:
"what ho
my regal leatherface says i
greetings
little scatter footed
scarab
says he"
Writers (particularly journalists) can go lifetimes without attaining such loose-limbed grace." Illustrations by George Herriman ("Krazy Kat").”
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