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F. BOOK REVIEWS
F12.1. Booklist [American Library Association] 48, no. 14 (Mar. 15, 1952): 230.
[Publication announcement only; no review]F12.2. Boucher, Anthony. New York Times Book Review 57, no. 4 (Jan. 27, 1952): 26.
“... developed with high ingenuity in plotting and suspense and with the clean strong prose that is one of Dodge’s standard virtues ... It’s rumored that the novel has been bought before publication for a film by Alfred Hitchcock; if it hasn’t been, it should be.”F12.3. Bulletin from Virginia Kirkus’ Bookshop Service 19, no. 21 (Nov. 1, 1951): 650.
“Some agile, artful Dodgeing, and a softened approach which is becoming.”F12.4. Cuff, Sergeant. Saturday Review of Literature 35, no. 12 (Mar. 22 1952): 45.
“Nice guide to Cote d’Azur resorts; characters properly miscellaneous; no murders (but one incidental corpse).”F12.5. Drake, Drexel. Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine of Books (Feb. 17, 1952): 18.
“Sparkling yarn of a reformed jewel thief’s search for an imitator of his technique, in order to free himself of suspicion by French police ... Cleverly original, sprightly characterization, swift and deft movement, and surprise climax.”F12.6. Offord, Lenore Glen. This World [San Francisco Chronicle] 15, no. 40 (Feb. 3, 1952): 31.
“... some neat twists and complications and a good surprise make this a rousing yarn—with not one trace of the Dodge comedy, but plenty of his story-telling skill.”F12.7. Sandoe, James. New York Herald Tribune Book Review 28, no. 24 (Jan. 27, 1952): 19.
“Readers beginning this volume will kindly park their ethical standards with the attractive check girl on the left ... It’s all tarradiddle and managed just plausibly enough to rate credit, a condition enhanced by its skillful concoction.”F13. The Poor Man’s Guide to Europe
F13.1. Ames, Alfred C. “Seeing Europe at Less Cost,” Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine of Books (Apr. 12, 1953): 5.
“David Dodge has handled excellently a difficult assignment: to convey information so agreeably that it is a pleasure to read his book whether or not one cares to have the information supplied. The primary audience, of course, consists of those planning a trip to Europe. But the publishers are accurate when they say the book is fun to read even if one never gets a passport.”F13.2. Antioch Review 18, no. 4 (Winter 1958): 523-524.
“... gay and light, personalized, and fun to read.” [Review of 1958 ed.]F13.3. Blake, Peter. New York Times Book Review 58 (Apr. 12, 1953): 7.
“Such a priceless man is an apparently expatriate young American, David Dodge, and his The Poor Man’s Guide to Europe ... goes this reviewer’s top nomination for this or any other recent year. This book is indispensable reading for anyone planning to go to Europe and hoping to return solvent. Mr. Dodge know the ropes—(and we will guarantee, after spending two recent months in several parts of Europe, that the ropes Mr. Dodge may have missed are not worth knowing).”F13.4. Booklist [American Library Association] 49, no. 17 (May 1, 1953): 282.
“A handbook rather than a guidebook, containing the general principles which date less quickly than current information.”F13.5. Bulletin from Virginia Kirkus’ Bookshop Service 21, no. 5 (Mar. 1, 1953): 172.
“This report ... is designated as a tip-sheet for travelers, by an inveterate itinerant and conscientious nickel-nurser ... and Dodge is a highly entertaining escort.”F13.6. Conger, Beach. New York Herald Tribune Book Review 29, no. 37 (Apr. 26, 1953): 16.
“... an entertaining book which shows you how to cut corners if you’re traveling on a budget ... Even nontravelers will find it highly amusing.”F13.7. Harrison, W.K. Library Journal 80, no. 7 (Apr. 1, 1955): 806.
“The new edition of Dodge’s guide, like its predecessors, is written for those who ‘are slow to unleash a dime unless they get 12 cents for it,’ and it is not hard to believe that the author has learned most of the angles ... Both books are quite engaging.” [n.b.: combined review of 1955 ed. and Time Out for Turkey].F13.8. Jackson, Joseph Henry. “A Nickel-Nurser in Europe,” San Francisco Chronicle (Apr. 13, 1953): 23.
“It is written with the light touch; Dodge remains basically Dodge; you needn’t worry about his going too solemn on you. but this time he has a theme to expound and he sticks to it. His theme: ‘How to go farther, live better, and have more fun for less money in Europe.’”F13.9. Library Journal 78, no. 11 (June 1, 1953): 998.
“Dodge’s book is the most comprehensive and intriguing for the conscientious ‘nickel-nurser’ on the market ...”F13.10. Meyer, Frank. American Mercury 77 (July 1953): 144.
“If you are planning a trip to Europe and if your pocketbook is limited, don’t fail to read this book ... Even if your traveling this summer is going to be done in a hammock, it’s still worth reading.”F13.11. Russell, Francis. “For Regular Consultation,” Christian Science Monitor 45, no. 137 (May 7, 1953): 11.
“Anyone with a trip to Europe in the offing, particularly if he is making his first, will do well to read ‘The Poor Man’s Guide to Europe’ and then take the book with him for regular consultation. Mr. Dodge leaves to others the philosophy of travel, concerning himself with the how rather than the why.”F13.12. “Traveler’s Tale, Tourist Tipsheet,” Saturday Review of Literature 36, no. 23 (June 6, 1953): 40.
“This is not a guide to the what and the where of Europe, but rather to the how ... Any number of anecdotes concerning the Dodge family keeps the pace lively, and frequently funny, and there are some wonderful sketches by Irv Koons.”F14.1. Bookmark [New York State Library] 13, no. 7 (Apr. 1954): 159.
“Sophisticated.”F14.2. Boucher, Anthony. New York Times Book Review 59 (Feb. 28, 1954): 28.
“... a rattling job of story-telling to rank with the top spy-thrillers of recent years ... Even Dodge’s excellent earlier books have hardly prepared one for the pure virtuosity of narrative excitement which he reveals here.”F14.3. Cuff, Sergeant. Saturday Review of Literature 37, no. 15 (Apr. 10 1954): 62.
“He’s done better.”F14.4. Offord, Lenore Glen. This World [San Francisco Chronicle] 17, no. 46 (Mar. 14, 1954): 19.
“Of late, Dodge’s thrillers have omitted fun and flippancy in favor of tight suspense, and very capable yarns they are ... Even if you’re tired of iron curtains, try this.”F14.5. Sandoe, James. New York Herald Tribune Book Review 30, no. 31 (Mar. 14, 1954): 11.
“Mr. Dodge, an artful international traveler, slips this time behind the Iron Curtain and gives us a breathless account of the harassed escape of two foreign correspondents (male and female) from something called the People’s Free Federal Republic.”F14.5. Strong, L.A.G. Spectator [London] 6,587 (Sept. 24, 1954): 377-378.
“It is a first-class story of adventure, and more ... Mr. Dodge writes with a conviction and a professional integrity which compel belief from the first page to the last.”F15.1. Boochever, Florence. Bookmark [New York State Library] 14, no. 6 (Mar. 1955): 133.
“The widely-traveled Dodges set forth in a brand-new midget car, “Invictus,” and this is the hilarious account of its conquest of the mountain roads of Italy, Jugoslavia and Greece ...” [Recommended for young people, prisons, reformatories, and mental hospitals]F15.2. Booklist [American Library Association] 51, no. 15 (Apr. 1, 1955): 314.
“Diverting glimpses of Central Europe by a husband-wife travel team who set out from Paris in a small French car to visit Greece and Turkey.”F15.3. Bulletin from Virginia Kirkus’ Bookshop Service 22, no. 23 (Dec. 1, 1954): 803.
“Another highly irregular itinerary ... Even for stay at homes, strenuous stuff.”F15.4. Crisler, Ben. “Including Ptuj and Krk,” New York Times Book Review 60 (Feb. 6, 1955): 12.
“... both amusing and valuable in its unpretentious fashion ... Turkey has the title role in Mr. Dodge’s book, and Greece is prominently featured, yet without question Yugoslavia steals the script. The flight from Athens to Istanbul—last leg of the Dodge journey—seems commonplace compared with the adventure of driving in a semi-midget motor across a Montenegrin mountain pass officially closed for the winter.”F15.5. Jackson, Joseph Henry. “More European Travel by the Dodge Family,” San Francisco Chronicle (Feb. 1, 1955): 19.
“Like his others ... this is a pleasant mixture of deliberate zanyism and practical information.”F15.6. Reinsberg, Mark. “Their Trip That Went Preposterously Haywire,” Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine of Books (Mar. 6, 1955): 8.
“Some of the most appalling and hilarious travel experiences ever to befall an American motorist ... Undoubtedly the most brilliant part of ‘Time Out for Turkey’ is its description of Yugoslavia, which abounds in comedy, vivid personal contact, and local color. Lovers of political satire will especially relish the author’s visit to a collective farm near Belgrade.”F15.7. Spectator [London] 6,621 (May 20, 1955): 655.
“Motorists planning a comparable odyssey might pick up a few helpful facts from this book: the general reader will find the journey as heavy going as Invictus [the name given to the car by Dodge] did.”F15.8. “Travel Trials,” New York Herald Tribune Book Review 31, no. 36 (Apr. 17, 1955): 11.
“The trip looked easy enough to David Dodge when outlined in red crayon on a map, but he soon discovered that Yugoslavian road maps are not necessarily to be trusted ... It makes for delightful reading.”
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