My relationship with Eileen began when I became obsessed with Jack Lemmon and looked him up in the library system. He was in a little-known (and rightly so) musical of the same name of this book. Cutesy, but blah. But he was good. In the process of a few years I discovered Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne. When they released the original My Sister Eileen with the two of them, I just had to watch it (that one is much better). So, one day, wanting to remember if the Jack Lemmon version was just as mediocre as I remembered I looked it up in the system (again!) and found. . .

THIS!

Oh.
My.
Goodness.

This book is hilarious!
I couldn't put it down. I was up and laughing at it at midnight last night.
To be sure she certainly doesn't tone down her language and various stories are better than others (my favorite being the Elocution lessons), but this book brought me right back to those days when I had first discovered [b:Cheaper by the Dozen|764903|Cheaper by the Dozen|Frank B. Gilbreth|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348220916s/764903.jpg|1925199]. So much fun to read. I highly recommend it! And, although I will never be able to enjoy the movie quite so much again (because it pales so in comparison), Thank you, Jack Lemmon. ( )

Reminiscent of Erma Bombeck's writing. This book was an account-filled adventure series of Ruth and her sister. ( )

This one made me laugh out loud. A breezy memoir of growing up and having adventures in the early years of the 20th century. Ruth tells about the adventures she and Eileen had with silent movies, summer camps, bawdy newspaper serials, and French penpals. Then, as the girls grow older, the adventures concern Randolph Churchill, Noel Coward, traveling in Europe (getting thrown out of Poland for being a spy's dupe), and trying to make an impression on New York City. The prose is snappy and funny - reminiscent of the time period. I loved it. ( )

highly entertaining episodic look at the McKenny sisters, basis for Wonderful Town and the movie My sister Eileen. ( )