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Title:Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Author:Stephen Leacock
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 116 pages
Published:December 19th 2006 by Echo Library (first published 1912)
Categories:Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Humor. Short Stories. Classics. Literature. Canadian Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction
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So with regard to Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock's 1912 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, I have always (and from square one so to speak) been of the distinct and unfortunate impression that for many of us who have had to meticulously and with enforced thoroughness peruse Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town for either school or university, and been forced to, been actually by our teachers and instructors often mandated to dissect Leacock's writing, his choice of words, his style of humour with a fine-toothed comb of critical analysis and in-depth interpretation, the episodic, gently satirical nuggests of small town Ontario (of small town global) life have sadly also thus tended to run the risk of losing much of their inherent and potential charm in a sea of tedium, resentment and disillusionment.

However and the above criticism having been said, and with me definitely standing by this one hundred percent, I am actually and personally also happy to say, that the above mentioned school/university created and based issues have not ever really been been the case with and for me. As when we read Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town in the spring of 1982 for grade nine English, our teacher actually categorically refused to engage in any and all potential overly deep analysis, focussing our teenaged attention instead on the gentle humour of Stephen Leacock's words, on his delightful descriptions and on how universal and timeless Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town truly is (but I have indeed and frustratingly also heard more than enough horror stories from friends and acquaintances whose attitudes and considerations towards Stephen Leacock as an author of merit and renown were in many ways permanently ruined and tarnished by basically having to for weeks and months on end analyse in particular Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town with deep literary interpretation methods, sometimes even being made to artificially force Leacock into a Marxist, a feminist or a deconstructionist mould, when at its most positive and its most successful, an analysis of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town should really focus for the most part on the novel's universality, on how Stephen Leacock's humour works and how his vignettes and episodic anecdotes do really manage to more often than not surpass both time and place and in such a sweetly entertaining, gentle and delightfully caressing manner at that).

But I do leave the in my opinion most necessary caveat that if you are in fact and indeed looking for heavy-duty, biting social criticism and satire, then Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town will or at least likely would (might) not be either an acceptable, an enjoyable, relatable reading experience or even the right type of genre for you. For while Stephen Leacock's humour, irony and wit are definitely satirical in nature and his criticisms of small town Ontario (small town global) archetypes with their at times rather comical characteristics and stereotypical shortcomings, behavioural patterns are ever present and consistently constant, as well as at times even rather obviously if not even occasionally a bit stridently depicted, this ALWAYS does very much occur in an understanding, affectionate fashion (which although at times perhaps a trifle patronising in scope and feel is also imbued with the milk of human kindness and the realisation by the author/narrator that we ALL have such foibles, that we ALL are often the mirror images of the residents of Mariposa). However, if you do tend to enjoy light, fluffy and not too in-depth and strenuous satire (which while definitely critical is also always unfailingly understanding, sweetly loving and never all too much over the top and exaggerated), Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (and Stephen Leacock's writing in general) might very well be right up your proverbial alley so to speak, provided you do (in my opinion) take both Leacock and his work for what they represent, for a pleasurable, but never too heavy-duty and philosophical reading diversion, for a fun way to spend some quality reading time, with gentle humour, gentle satire sans much if any heavy duty moralising and biting or philosophising nastiness.

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Original Title: Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
ISBN: 1406814334 (ISBN13: 9781406814330)
Edition Language: English

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I don't know that I expected it to be as funny as it is. The story of the riverboat and the account of the election in particular had moments that made me laugh out loud. I like that despite the often cynical tone the book still radiates affection for its little town. They should have made me read it in school. I hope they make other kids read it.

So with regard to Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock's 1912 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, I have always (and from square one so to speak) been of the distinct and unfortunate impression that for many of us who have had to meticulously and with enforced thoroughness peruse Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town for either school or university, and been forced to, been actually by our teachers and instructors often mandated to dissect Leacock's writing, his choice of words, his style of humour

This gently humorous portrait of a small Ontario town is more loving than satirical, but the author invites the reader to share with him the knowledge that Mariposa is a little less special than its inhabitants believe. The best minds of Mariposa may not know what happened the night of the bank robbery, but Leacock and his readers can figure it out. This is gently whimsical rather than laugh-out-loud funny, but you will enjoy the quiet non-events of these old-fashioned Canadians.

A lot of eople would pigeon-hole this as small town humour. But Leacock's aim is to show that people are alike eveywhere. This is an hysterical yarn about a fictional Ontario town, its trials an tribulations, and the sinking of the Miraposa Belle. If you ever have wondered what makes Canada Canadian, or just want a good laugh, read this.

A remarkable little book -- nothing, absolutely nothing, comes anywhere near it in terms of accurately capturing life in small-town Canada. It's also laugh-out-loud funny, but yet also at times poignant and bittersweet. And though written over a century ago now, it still has a very modern sensibility and point of view. Since 1947, the annual winner of the Canadian award for humour writing has been awarded the Stephen Leacock medal. This book is the best place to find out why.

Although I personally did not Leacock's humour to be particularly funny, and thought most of the stories were somewhat anti-climactic, I must say that 'Sunshine Sketches' definitely grew on me as I progressed through the book. Indeed, I could not help but buy into the beautifully-crafted sense of nostalgia that Leacock draws on in the book's conclusion.

Super fun collection of short stories about a little town, that could be any small town.Read as part of the 100 novels that make you proud to be Canadian list