I Love You, Miss Huddleston was a funny book. I enjoyed the writing style and I laughed out loud a few times as I read about Philip Gulley's exaggerated childhood. I think the book would have been better served to have a consistent theme or purpose. It comes across more as a series of disconnected stories that don't really tie together in any meaningful way. Still, the stories are entertaining, no doubt. I really liked this book. After reading the book, I thought I could make a comparison with A Girl Names Zippy by Haven Kimmel. Both are about growing up in Indiana in the 50's, 60's and 70's. I had lots of the same memories that the authors had about their growing up.Phillip Gulley's book is about boys growing up. He and his brothers had a variety of adventures that parents would no longer let their children have today. The boys went camping without supervision after riding their bikes to a park. They shot holes in their dad's inventory of bug spray he had stored in the barn. They loved to see the cans fly, but it's a wonder they didn't poison themselves with DDT. Most of the trouble in their small town seemed to have something to do with what Phillip and his brothers and their friends were doing. They took tomatoes to the top of a building in town and threw them at cars along the streets. Their idea was that the tomatoes would look like blood and frek out the drivers. Actually, the drivers got tired of the bombardment with tomatoes and called the town constable who came with his dog and attempted to locate the tomato throwers. The dog was no help at all. He stood in the road and ate the squashed tomatoes! Of course, they never got caught.
I enjoyed this book. Laughed out loud a few times. Makes me want to visit Danville, IN.
—Haudia
If you need your spirits lifted then you need to read this wonderfully, happy book!
—Jeannette
Lovely, lovely book, and quite funny in parts :)
—hannabellecter
Lots of fun to read. Brought memories to mind
—Dannie
Fun book. I found myself laughi�
—Mohammas
