Ted's Reviews > How to get From January to December

This selection of Will Cuppy’s musings was compiled posthumously by his friend, Fred Feldkamp, and published in 1951. It’s a collection of short pieces derived from Cuppy’s research notes on historical figures, nature, science and nonsense subjects. Cuppy had saved this information on index cards during the last 20 years of his life. Feldkamp edited and arranged these pieces in an almanac format corresponding to the days in a calendar year. The entries are a mixed lot; ranging from factual data to trivia, satire and whimsical commentary. This is a light, easy read but one that I had to take in very small doses. There was a "sameness" about the entries that soon made me drowsy. All said, I enjoyed the book, mostly as an expression of the wit, humor and cynicism of popular American culture in the 1930s and 1940s. 3 stars