My Mother and Other Wild Animals: An Essay

Name: My Mother and Other Wild Animals: An Essay
SKU: 26277
Availability: InStock

4.1 | 713 ratings

Price: 1.74

Last update: 06-08-2024

Top reviews from the United States

Grey Owl

delightful but too short

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024

Loved his writing .. a fun story ..
down to earth, honest, and funny!
Wish the essay was longer.. Hope he does more essays ..

Kindle Customer

Mother - Son Duo

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024

Really enjoyed but then, way too soon and so unexpected, it ended! I guess that is the problem with Kindle books, you don't pick up the actual book and realize it is but, a short story. But I did enjoy the short tale of their exploits.

Amazon Customer

a quick entertaining read

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024

This was a great little book. I loved the humor of both mom and son. I love travel books but the humor in this one definitely made it a fun read!

Mary Ellen

Targetted Audience

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024

Son reminisces on times with his mother. Most notably he announces his sexual orientation and she does as well to him. This is out of my wheelhouse: I'm not certain where to go with the info.

Overall, I laughed and enjoyed a moment where he recognized how hard she worked on herself.

This is a quick read and nonfiction -- requires some thinking.

I feel like I missed the point, because I would have kept these memories private.

Nancy Bird LaChance

Unexpectedly Good

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2024

Having read Auntie Mame in the 5th grade, and understanding it, I realized, when I reread it 20 years later, I was expecting more of the same stew of deliciously odd and brilliant characters, costumes, and settings. This is certainly a 21st Century version, the locales being Southwest tourist attractions and the main characters' personnas reversed. If I were not his mother's age, and if I'd not lived through the sadness of The Great Coming Out, the Great Recession, and what COVID did to our sense of social safety, I would have laughed more. But for me - and I say this in full appreciation of Mr. Greer's well-deserved awards - it proved my conviction that the last 50 years have taken us on a roller coaster ride we will never be able to get off.

judy sepik

Funny & short read.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024

Take a few minutes & read this to start your day off right. Or before bed to have happy thoughts.

Entertaining short story about a road trip with his quirky mom…I’d love to meet her.

amy

A short point of view of mom.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024

This is one of the most unique pieces of writing I have read in a long long time, if ever. It has some shades of bill bryson, but more unique because of the topic. His story hit parts that made me laugh out loud sometimes till my sides hurt and sometimes that sense of humour that makes you cry frm the emotions flowing out and along. I feel like I know these people from a short essay almost as well as my own. So read this and be prepared for a wild ride that lets you forget about yourself and your own life and uniquely lets you laugh cry and cheer for these strangers. When you're done you'll get the meaning without thinking. Rock on Mr Greer!

JBC

disappointing read

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024

Not nearly as funny as the description. In fact it was actually kind of slow. Glad it was on Kindle Unlimited so I didn’t actually pay for it.

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