EB: A Boy...a Family...a Neighborhood... and a Lost Civilization Memories of Growing Up in Brooklyn NY in the '40s and '50s
By:
Bert Kemp
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Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
Description:
"EB"a boy, a family, a neighborhood and a lost civilization. Bert Kemp's third person memoir of a feisty Irish Catholic kid growing up in Brooklyn, NY in the '40s and '50s is an engaging, humorous tale of a magical time and a mystical place told in meticulous detail.
Publisher: Paerdegat Park Publishing
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Growing Up Anywhere - Growing up in Brooklyn certainly has it's own cachet, but I, a female, growing up in Massachusetts at the same time as E B, found so much that was familiar. The book is a wonderful treatise on growing up anywhere, but E B and his friends are so special that I didn't want to finish reading it. It was a splendid "read".
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Should be required reading in all sociology courses. - Gave a great deal of insight into the development of friendships and lifetime committments. "Bobby saves Jerry" and they remain friends for a lifetime. Just beautiful---Would love to see a sequel to this book. Interested in knowing the stories of the characters as they matured, including their successes, joys, heartaches and disappointments.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
We need more good reading like this! - I grew up in a small town, but I married a boy from Brooklyn who went to St. Vincent Ferrer. For 40+ years I have heard the stories of that life and those times, and it was a thrill to have it all documented is such a charming and factual manner. Bert Kemp put on paper what my husband has told me through the years.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
I thought the book was grgrgrgreat - The book really took me back I grew up in East Flatbush in Bklyn in the 50's. It was a little before my time but I did remember alot of the places he talked about. I recommend this book to anyone it is fast reading,enjoyable and you just feel like your part of EB's many friends. I just emaied a few of my old friends an am passing the book on to one of them and telling the rest to go out an get a copy you won't be sorry. I wish there were more books like this out there I tell my children all the time about how great it was to grow up the 50's.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
I was charmed by this wonderful tale of a lost time. - EB exceeded all of my expectations, and I am a very discriminating reader. It's a charming memoir of a very special time, and of a group of kids that everyone can see a part of themselves in. The backdrop of Flatbush, Brooklyn of the 40s and 50s adds a wonderful, nostalgic touch. How great to read something touching and good in today's times of turmoil and questionable ethics. I recommend it whole-heartedly.
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