![]() ![]() He had me grinning ear to ear with glee, remembering my own childhood candy store as all the sugary little memories I'd had tucked away flooded back to me full force. ![]() He writes well too, with a dazzling vocabulary and a vivid, painterly eye for detail. The author is a relatable nebbish, a humorist deftly spinning yarns that amuse and revel in the powerful shared emotion of nostalgia. It's trite to say a book is "laugh out loud funny" but the truth is I was laughing audibly, from little chuckles to full-on guffaws, in just the first few pages. The very week I began this book, by way of illustration, I had just devoured four bags of Cadbury mini eggs and a laughably designated "sharing" size of Dark M&Ms. Yes, I admit it readily: I am a candyfreak, even still into my adulthood. so adored-they're not even the same species in her mind). And don't even mention the Pieces that E.T. ![]() My wife is much pickier but does have her own Achilles' heel: Reese's (the original cups, not any of the holiday shapes which mess with the peanut butter to chocolate ratio. ![]() Me, I like Milky Ways although I will eat almost anything chocolate-covered. An acquired taste for sure, but one that he developed because they were the only candy his older sisters wouldn't steal. My dad's favorite candy was Necco Wafers. ![]()
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