RETURN OF THE MOOSE

by Daniel M. Pinkwater ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1979

Blue Moose (1975) ia probably Pinkwater's most lovable creation, and for a while here Mr. Breton and his helper the moose are running their North Woods restaurant as harmoniously as ever. But then the clicking of the typewriter in the moose's room replaces the companionable hum in the kitchen: Blue Moose, it seems, is writing his own ""True Story,"" and when it's completed Mr. Breton read:; the first person account of how--""after single-handedly defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan,"" as well as setting several world records, serving as U.S. President, and inventing color TV, computers, and the cheeseburger--the moose saved Earth from an invading, 50-foot-tall Space Moose. Surprisingly (to Mr. Breton), the moose does sell his book, but he is so incensed when his publishers Klotz, Yold & Co. turn it into a hot love story that he storms off to New York and eats all 6,000 copies--plus two electric typewriters. It's a fitting response and there are other such touches, but somehow this hackneyed satire of the publishing world (and later of the successful-author circuit) seems imposed on our old friend the moose. And though it's nice to see Mr. Breton's supporting partner strike out on his own, the result is far less resonant than the first Blue Moose.

Pub Date: March 1, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1979

Categories: FICTION