If you think Babar is the only storybook elephant with a cult following, then you haven’t met Uncle, the presiding pachyderm of a wild fictio...
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Apr 14, 2009
Arthur
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What isn't there to like about a cult book by a methodist minister starring an insanely rich elephant in a purple dressing-gown?
I found out that there was plenty not to like about _Uncle_. All the way to the ending I was busy trying to pinpoint why it didn't meet with my expectations. I was supposed to enjoy this, and I didn't. Why?! What went wrong?
At first I thought it was me. Maybe I couldn't really get into the story, because I wasn't focused enough.
But then I More...
I found out that there was plenty not to like about _Uncle_. All the way to the ending I was busy trying to pinpoint why it didn't meet with my expectations. I was supposed to enjoy this, and I didn't. Why?! What went wrong?
At first I thought it was me. Maybe I couldn't really get into the story, because I wasn't focused enough.
But then I More...
Oct 11, 2009
Beth
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Crazy fun with wicked villains like Beaver Hateman who live in Badfort, Uncle the Elephant who lives in a castle so large he hasn't seen all of it, and fun minor characters like Old Monkey and Goodman the cat. Love the illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Aug 08, 2010
Manny
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Roughly, a comic version of Ayn Rand written for seven year olds. If you're an Objectivist parent or just want to explain the advantages of laissez-faire capitalism, get your kid started on this without delay.
Jun 11, 2007
Preeta
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I recommend this whole series very highly, if you can get your hands on it, but sadly, several of them are currently out of print. This first one was reissued only very recently, so there's hope. Uncle is a crazy Oxford-educated elephant and his best friend is a monkey. There is a thinly veiled (well, if you're an adult reader) anti-imperialist subtext and the illustrations are by Quentin Blake. What more could you want?!?
Dec 17, 2009
Michael
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A book that delights in sheer anarchy. Just look at how it begins: "Uncle is an elephant. He's immensely rich, and he's a BA. He dresses well, generally in a purple dressing-gown, and often rides about on a traction engine, which he prefers to a car." And after this paragraph, the novel gets strange. Hilarious and original and, well, it's a shame it's out of print save in a snooty NYR of Books edition.
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