Reviews for Mr. Wilmer
Review - Mr. Wilmer
A silly and amusing little book obviously written for young teens in a simpler time.
Reviewed by Roger on 2023-08-27 12:02:41
Mr. Wilmerby Robert Lawson | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - S. F./Fantasy" |
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| Pages: | 218 |
| Year of Publication: | 1945 |
| Date Added: | 02/23/2021 |
| Date Read: | 08/27/2023 |
| Notes: | Armed Services Edition William Wilmer, 29, lives a dull live in a boarding house run by the Keelers. He has a boring job in a boring insurance office with a dictatorial boss. His only joy in life is the morning smile he gets when he says hello to his coworker Mary Sweeney. Then one morning he hears the voice of a policeman's horse. Later, at the zoo, he hears a lion speak and realizes he can speak back. Word gets around and soon Wilmer is world-famous. He's fired by the insurance office but soon has a much more lucrative job at the zoo as animal liaison. His skills soon have him in demand with animal owners and advertisers, he's rolling in money, and has to hire a secretary. He asks Mary, who immediately quits her job and joins him. In time he decides to buy a farm where tired animals can rest. The Keelers come to keep things up. Then Mary disappears because—being a proper young lady—she can't live there with him. But Mary is really the only important thing to Wilmer, so he finds her and proposes and all live happily ever after. |
| My Rating: | 6 |