A fun, but somewhat confusing and meandering ride into the land of Jules Feiffer. The cartoonist is now 95 years old. While this work has some of the feel of The Phantom Tollbooth, the masterpiece that he illustrated for Norton Juster, I'm not sure young people will understand this search for identity. Still, I had fun reading the tale of Mommy, Curly, Pearly and Shirley's journey to find Truphoria, where Mommy will be the Empress. I really liked Kelly, the guide dog who is really half cat. The dance of the dog/cat reuniting as one consciousness was my favorite part of the book. I hope that at 95, I can express this much joy.
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