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Book Review By Claire Wood
Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

Young Patrick Dennis, orphaned at the age of 9, is sent to live with his only living relative: his father's sister Mame, a free-spirited bachelorette in New York City. He arrives at Mame's during Prohibition, and the story follows his life with Mame through his college years. Although Patrick narrates the story, Mame is the real main character.We follow her through flapper parties, the Crash of 1929 (where she becomes a shopgirl at Macy's and meets the love of her life), her marriage and the long life after marriage. Throughout the story, her main objective is to prevent Patrick from being turned into a stuff shirted stockbroker or banker by the executor of his parent's estate! Which is a battle, since this banker controls the money Patrick's parents left him and is determined to make Patrick a "pillar of society".   Beginning with free school and continuing through sabotaging a disastrous engagement, Mame manages to instill in Patrick a bright and accepting spirit which is open to the world.

Everyone should have a Mame in his/her life! If you don't just read this book and you will feel as if you do!


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - aunt
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem?

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - New York
Small town? Yes
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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