Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour
I got this from a general lookup of automotive fiction. The free version is available at Project Gutenberg, but I wanted something to read on the bus and I haven’t gotten past my issues around the Kindle’s DRM lock-in yet.
My impressions so far: it is RIDICULOUS. This doesn’t resemble even what I imagine is a real family in the moments before America jumps into WWI. The parents are too chill, the children too well-behaved, and even the dogs are too sentient. However, it’s ripe for mining on several levels – class, race, gender – and that creepy battery-powered Teddy bear with the glowing eyes offers even more potential in a technological reading than the converted moving van does.
Battery-powered toys in 1917 – I’m intrigued. Especially with all that lead.
