Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Robert - GoodreadsWould have rated it higher had it been annotated or the entries otherwise given historical context other than what I remember from school. Personal favorites are: The satiric poems "Who's the Ass ... Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Erin Lale - GoodreadsThe humorous and satirical short nonfiction of Ben Franklin is definitely a collection worth reading. Ignore the last part, titled The Dream, though. It's pure unverified personal gnosis. It's ... Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsA mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high school boys or lowbrow comics. But one of the most eloquent—and least expected—commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin. The ... Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Dana Kashubeck - GoodreadsRead this in history class in college -- Ben Franklin's personality really shines through. Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Kim Ciniello - GoodreadsIn today's world Ben would have either been tutted away as an old crack-pot, or secretly assassinated by CIA. Maybe he'd be a critic for the New Yorker. Anyway, makes us "negative people" remember when it was OK to have an opinion not all "happy happy joy joy". Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Melinda - GoodreadsFairly entertaining collection of Franklin's lesser-known writings. Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Karyn - GoodreadsI picked up this book on a trip to Philly in an effort to make the founding fathers seem more human for my students... and after reading it, I think it actually might work. These essays, poems, and ... Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Julia - GoodreadsFranklin's essays were interesting and amusing. Carl Japikse, the editor ruined the book by including that horrible essay at the end where he has a Revelatory dream about a conversation with Franklin ... Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Allison W. - GoodreadsI didn't finish this book. I gave it the 20% litmus test and just couldn't finish it. Maybe it's just too hot for Revolutionary language style (we're having a heat wave). It just wasn't for me right now. Read full review
Review: Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
User Review - Jeff Shackelford - GoodreadsGetting to read Franklin's little known writings was great. However, seeing the author add a "what would Franklin say" game at the end was disappointing. Read full review