I wanted to reread this before going to see the movie, but now the movie is out of the first-run theaters, so I may just wait for the DVD. I first read this book long, long ago. I don't know how old I was, but I was quite young and ready to move beyond Ramona the Pest. So I timidly ventured upstairs in the library to the grown-up books (where I'd been many times before, of course, but just to find my parents after I finished in the children's section; this time I was a patron of those books). This book was one of the first grown-up books I read. Of course, "grown-up book" could be debated. All I remembered now was that I liked it.
And having now read it as an adult, I still like it. It's hilarious. A friend was reading it, and she said that this was totally my sense of humor. My goodness, she was right: a little twisted, a little bizarre, and a lot of sci-fi. I wonder if it played any role in shaping my sense of humor, but probably not - it's probably just coincidence. Or a perfect match. Or something. But I love this book.
"The mice will see you now." HA!!!
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