--- product_id: 4099514 title: "The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel" brand: "don robertson" price: "91.46 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4099514-the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread-a-novel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel **Brand:** don robertson **Price:** 91.46 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel by don robertson - **How much does it cost?** 91.46 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4099514-the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread-a-novel) ## Best For - don robertson enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted don robertson brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel ## Images ![The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OWj63bRuL.jpg) ![The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D4LTLffxL.jpg) ![The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31CcYltU2uL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Forgotton Gem Is New Again *by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2008* "The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread" (GTSSB) was published in 1965 at the beginning of a chaotic time in my life (college, war) and I missed it completely. I'm ashamed to say I had never even heard of it until recently. It has long been out of print and was only recently re-published by the estate of Don Robertson, who died in 1999. GTSSB jumps into the mundane life of nine year old Morris Byrd III in 1944 as America is beginning to look toward the end of World War II. Although the war touches young Morris only slightly, it wraps itself around his world in ways young children would notice. (Having a "C" gas ration sticker for your automobile conferred special status.)The author tells us at the start the story will climax with the greatest industrial disaster in Cleveland history, the October 20, 1944 East Ohio Gas Co. explosion and fire. The actual fire takes up very little of the end of the story, which seems to have disappointed some of the reviewers here. GTSSB is not a story about a fire any more than "Huckleberry Finn" is a story about a river. It's a story about a nine-year old boy who commits an act of minor cowardice and decides, after hearing stories of historical courage from his teacher, to challenge himself to a personal journey of discovery. As Morris makes his way through unfamiliar streets to find his best friend whose family has moved, we meet other characters, some noble, some not, whose lives will touch one another on this grim Friday afternoon.I got so caught up in the story that I pulled up a map of Cleveland on my computer and followed Morris' journey. The streets are still there exactly as described and the story is so plausible I felt it might have been a work of history rather than fiction. The characters are fictional but the rest of the story and tragedy, unfortunately, is not. GTSSB reminds me a lot of another favorite, "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving. Robertson's writing is not as fluid as Irving, but Robertson was a newspaper writer and tends toward more spare writing, not always a bad thing.If you are inclined to episodic fiction this may not be the book for you. If you like character studies set against the backdrop of history, you owe it to yourself to discover this forgotton gem. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Morris Bird III is the greatest thing since sliced bread *by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017* Several years ago, I read an interview with Stephen King in which he said that this book is one of his all-time favorites. I thought, "If it's good enough for the King, it's good enough for me."And you know what? I am eternally grateful to Stephen King for introducing me to this beautiful, hilarious, and heartbreaking story.Told from the perspectives of a handful of characters in the moments leading up to and just after a gas explosion in Cleveland in 1944, the primary focus of this book is Morris Bird, III (always referred to as Morris Bird, III), a nine-year-old who decides that he wants to be a hero. Morris Bird III's idea of heroism might be different from yours, but to him, this one thing he wants to do will make him a hero. He will skip school and walk across town to visit his best friend who moved away a few months earlier. Along the way, Morris Bird III meets people who help him, just as he - perhaps unknowingly - helps them. We also see how the explosion affects characters close to Morris Bird III's home.Parts of this book will make you laugh out loud, and parts will make you cry. I used a grant to purchase a class set of this for my high school English students to read, and they love it. It's different from the normal English class fare, which I know they liked, but they also fell for Morris Bird III. I sure did. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic *by C***D on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022* I read this book decades ago. I read it one time and it made such an impact on me that I still remember the title over 30 years later. Be prepared to cry at the end. 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