Reviews

The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

livylouhotty's review against another edition

3.0

i visited the home of the author in new hampshire, with interior design inspired by the novel. this greatly enhanced my experience as a reader.

however…

nothing really happened in this book. i love the writing style, but the actual plot was lacking.

skundrik87's review

4.0

This is just funny. But an older kind of funny. My mom read it to me the first time and I just laughed constantly.

meganivy04's review against another edition

5.0

This is such a fun read. Light, interesting, and humorous account of a fun mischievous boy. My favorite line by far is "There's a special Providence that watches over idiots, drunken men, and boys" (ch 17). Haha! That is so true and sums up many boy-ish escapades.