Alice, Let's Eat : Further Adventures of a Happy Eater (Paperback)

from rossryanross

Trillin writes sentences that make you laugh out loud and water at the mouth at the same time. He has a funny way of looking at the world, and he eats foods like a man possessed; from pictures, I have learned that he's a thinnish man, which seems remarkable after reading about his voracious hunger.

from kristenn

I've been reading Trillin's essays for years but this is the first time I've sat down with an entire book's worth. As with many poetry collections, I sat down expecting to browse through a small selection of pieces at a time but then suddenly I'd finished it. Although everything was written in th...

from auntieknickers

Very funny at times, and always interesting to hear the adventures of the Trillins and their meals.

from SeriousGrace

Calvin Trillin has an ever-patient wife. In Alice, Let's Eat Mrs. Alice Trillin practically steals the show in every chapter she appears. She has great wit. As an example, I loved her "Law of Compensatory Cashflow." My husband has the same law: if you save a bunch of money by not buying something...

from tzelman

Essays by a perpetually hungry humorist. Will travel anywhere. No veggies.