The Cracker Factory (The 1977 Classic's 2010 Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936214288 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Connie George said HILARIOUS!!!. Hysterically funny, well written and extremely accurate & relatable.. Tremendously Funny, Touching, and Incredibly Readable Gary F. Taylor Published in 1977, Joyce Burditt-Rebeta's THE CRACKER FACTORY was one of the great bestsellers of the decade, going through at least 14 printings by 1980. There's a reason for that: it is one of the most compulsively readable novels I have encountered, a novel that I picked up one Saturday afternoon and read all the way to the end in a single sitting.The novel concerns Cassie Barrett, a 1970s Cleveland housewife who seems to have everything the American dream requires: a nice looking husband, three children, and a comfortable home. And she hates her life. She hates it so much that s. Privacy, Please said Funny, against all the odds. "The Cracker Factory" is the story of Cassie, a bored young housewife from Cleveland's middle-class suburbs in the 1970s. She has a critical, controlling mom; a husband who is stable but drives her nuts by treating her like a child and making decisions without her input; a couple of kids; oh, and don't forget, a drinking problem. She tries having an affair, which is a total bust, and she winds up in the mental ward at holiday time. You may be asking yourself how this could possibly be funny, unless it's in some hackneyed old pre-"Days of Wine and Roses" era when getting falling-down
But Cassieâs humor is her strongest weapon, and on a deeper level the book is a serious and moving one ⦠A brave and admirable account of a woman achieving self-respect.â The New York TimesâHilarious novel that will shake you, delight you and lift you high, as only fine writing can.â Los Angeles TimesâItâs hard to laugh and cry at the same time, but THE CRACKER FACTORY is just that kind of book.â Dick Van DykeâPicture TVâs Rhoda with a drinking problem, put her in a female version of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, and you have THE CRACKER FACTORY in a barrel.â Chicago Tribune. Meet Cassie Barrett. Typical housewife of the 1960âsâ¦three children, a husband she isnât sure she loves, a lover she is sure she doesnât, a psychiatrist she wants to murder, a major drinking problem, and one of the fastest, funniest, wise-cracki