Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
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Read in January, 2007
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young adults
h the yearly Green and Ham food day is upon me. It must be spring..
As a [..]teacher there is a special "fun" every year breaking 6 to 8 dozen eggs (out of pocket), plus the bacon I call ham (out of pocket) , cooking it all up in our classroom in my electric wok I really should review that wok. Tomorrow bright and blurry I'll be serving to kids that pretty much will eat anything. It's shocking that, well, I don't get eloctrocuted doing this as the wok has no off switch and this nece...more
As a [..]teacher there is a special "fun" every year breaking 6 to 8 dozen eggs (out of pocket), plus the bacon I call ham (out of pocket) , cooking it all up in our classroom in my electric wok I really should review that wok. Tomorrow bright and blurry I'll be serving to kids that pretty much will eat anything. It's shocking that, well, I don't get eloctrocuted doing this as the wok has no off switch and this nece...more
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This is a very complex story of two gentlemen from two very different walks of life. Introvert, extrovert... good, evil... Democrat, Republican... you get the idea. It also parallels the generational gap between those set in their ways, and those willing to venture out and explore perhaps a different approach to life. However you dissect it, there is an initial, almost uncomfortable clash between the two main characters in this saga. None the less, you cannot help but continue to turn the pages ...more
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Read in December, 2004
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Jesse Jackson fans.
Roughly fifteen years ago, when I was just starting out in high school, nothing in the world was more subversive or thought-provoking for me than staying up late on the weekend and watching Saturday Night Live. Around the same time, I think during the final year or two of the Reagan administration (my memory is not so good), the Reverend Jesse Jackson made a cameo appearance on the Weekend Update segment. He read Green Eggs and Ham. No adlibbing, no extra jokes, nothing. He just read the book, c...more
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I read this book when i was about 7 years old. I think it was the first book I have ever read, and I think it's one of the best books I have ever read. It doesn't take long to read, and it's very easy to remember. Actually I can remember a verse from the book. the verse was "i am sam, sam-i-am, i do not like green eggs and ham." Now doesn't that sound fun.
The first time i read the book, I was shopping at toys 'r' us with my mom. At the time i was shopping i walked pass a pack of Dr...more
The first time i read the book, I was shopping at toys 'r' us with my mom. At the time i was shopping i walked pass a pack of Dr...more
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I probably read this while dinosaurs roamed. I stood in the book department of ZCMI (arrived there in a covered wagon)and spyed this book with a bright red cover, picked it up and read it (with no intention to buy as we were poor---having just arrived from Nauvoo. Thereafter I read Dr.Seuss with a passion.
Forward to 1968: Our baby boy Paul has brought books home from Bountiful Elementary. Our oldest son John is home from Utah State for the weekend. It is Sunday morning and John, waiting for S...more
Forward to 1968: Our baby boy Paul has brought books home from Bountiful Elementary. Our oldest son John is home from Utah State for the weekend. It is Sunday morning and John, waiting for S...more
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Whenever I think of this book, I always remember "I am Sam, Sam I am, Am I Sam?" And when I first read that I'd say all of those variations and annoy the heck out of my parents. For some reason, I also remember in preschool when we had our Dr. Suess days when we'd bring in all of the Dr. Suess books we had, make a big collection, and read them all. I remember my teacher promising us she'd bring in eggs and ham and color it with food coloring. Every day until we moved on to our next boo...more
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Read in January, 1975
I think Seuss is a genius at two distinct genres of children's lit -- the message book and the early reader. This is the book in which I feel that he best balances the two. From the message side, Sam teaches us about persistence while his unnamed, skeptical pal learns that one need not cling desperately to an old idea because ideas (like tastes in oddly colored foodstuffs) can change. But it's also a great example of what a child's reader should be. It has an engaging plot, but effectively u...more
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Read in June, 1990
You might think that this is a children's book. It is really a business book in disguise, as are most Dr. Seuss books. The lesson here is that you should not jump to conclusions or dismiss an idea without reasonable investigation. Over the years, I have challenged my business friends and associates to bring me a Dr. Seuss book that does not contain a business lesson--none have succeeded. So, can a person who has never read Dr. Seuss effectively run a business? Probably, but he likely will spe...more
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Don't be fooled by this book's cover. Although it looks like a simple children's story, it speaks a truth that transcends age. Green Eggs and Ham is a story that confronts its readers with the negative effects of stereotyping and prejudice. The character of Sam questions the manner in which people arbitrarily reject what they have not tried, and challenges readers to become more tolerant.
"You do not like them, so you say. Try them! Try them and you may. Try them and you may I say." ...more
"You do not like them, so you say. Try them! Try them and you may. Try them and you may I say." ...more
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Read in January, 1969
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the next generation
Possibly the greatest book of all time. After reading it as a child, I was ecstatic to actually be able to purchase a copy and treat it to my children when they were young. Sadly, our personal copy was ruined in the 'exploding water heater incident' in the spring of 2001.
Oh well, guess I'll have to wait for grandkids to enter our lives to rekindle my love of this fantasitc book.
Would you could you in a box, will you will you with a fox?
Oh well, guess I'll have to wait for grandkids to enter our lives to rekindle my love of this fantasitc book.
Would you could you in a box, will you will you with a fox?
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Read in November, 2006
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everybody named Sam....... or Kevin.
On the surface, this seams to be a simple tale of learning to like things you never tried. but if you dig deeper, you find a much more sinister manifesto filled with mind control and evil world domination. Yes, I may be treading on thin ice but many have overlooked the subtext and true purpose of this microtome.
Be cautious if you plan on reading this book. not many can remain the same once they have peered into a bucket of pure truth.
Be cautious if you plan on reading this book. not many can remain the same once they have peered into a bucket of pure truth.
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Read in January, 2008
Deeply stirring and an essential emotional rollercoaster "Green Eggs and Ham" explores the inner-psyche of Sam's friend who remains nameless. Obviously daunted by past recollections of eating spoiled eggs and rotten ham as a child, the two struggle through apprehension and dislike, meanwhile traveling the countryside in persuit of peace and closure for the main character.
FLAWLESS IN EXECUTION.....A MUST READ!!!!
FLAWLESS IN EXECUTION.....A MUST READ!!!!
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little kids and not-so-little kids
Wow! If I had a dollar for every time that I'd read this book! I remember reading this as a kid then, years later, reading it to my daughter and telling my wife that she had asked for this book. My wife would give me the "don't try to kid me look" because she knew that I wanted to read it too. Then, later still, my daughter read this to my wife and I and she still gets a kick out of reading it to her grandpa.
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Read in January, 1970
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picky eaters
My mom hates this book, she had to read it to me so many times when I was a kid. Boy is that Sam I Am persistent! And ultimately, he is successful in persuading old what's his name into trying some moldy looking breakfast. This must be the favorite of salesmen everywhere! I'm not sure what I learned from this book, I think I just liked how mouse rhymed with house. When you are four, that's really all you need.
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All ages!
My mom used to work at a resturant. When guests would order eggs and ham, she could quote the whole book. That's how much she read it to me. I LOVE this book, and have ever since I was a child. Green Eggs and Ham is a classic, on that I feel will live on forever, and as long as we have Green Eggs and Ham in our hearts, so to will Dr. Suess live on. The world will miss his wonderful works.
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This book should be missed by no one. In fact, I would be surprised if it had been missed by anyone. Everyone knows who Dr. Seus is and this is probably one of his most famous works. It has a very simple story that just draws the reader in. Mostly the younger people. However, those of us who read it as a child can still remember the story of the green eggs and ham. We even wanted to try it for our selves.
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Read in January, 1973
One of the first books I remember. I think I went to the library on a weekly basis to read this book in the Children's section when I was five. Their copy was broken spined, with several of the pages taped in with scotch tape. Some of the pages were so worn that the text was slightly obscured. The front and back pages were crayoned... I wish I had that copy instead of the shinny new one that I got recently.
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Right now, Dr. Seuss is regarded as an enormously popular writer of children's books. But here's my prediciton, years from now he will be considered as an American Master, like Whitman and Longfellow...Maybe, maybe not...and some may think I'm crazy to suggest this...BUT there is no denying that the man had a wonderful way with words, and that no writer in the genre has equalled him since...
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set in the congo in the 30's, this book details the lives of two lesbian lovers who must fight a cholera epidemic that broke out in the village of N'go(click)kamena(click). Sophie, the wealthy British dowager, bravely fights cholera, but gets confused because cholera is microscopic and ends up burning the village down. a must read for anyone who is handicapped and can't go outside.
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Dr. Seuss wrote wonderfully illustrated and very funny books for children, and Green Eggs and Ham is certainly one of them.
However, I can't help but feel that the Rise of Seuss and his startlingly bright illustrations and sparse words helped bring about the end of children reading more advanced and literary books from Edward Lear, Brothers Grimm or Lewis Carroll even at young ages.
However, I can't help but feel that the Rise of Seuss and his startlingly bright illustrations and sparse words helped bring about the end of children reading more advanced and literary books from Edward Lear, Brothers Grimm or Lewis Carroll even at young ages.
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