Mame and her friends are faaaaaabulous, my dears! I love the sparkle & general atmosphere of this book which reminded me of a B&W "madcap comedy" movie like Bringing Up Baby or similar. A fun, light read that frequently made me giggle! This is not so much a novel, but rather a series of stories about Mame & her nephew Patrick. I didn't like the structural bits about the Reader's Digest Unforgettable Character - unnecessary. Also I thought the Mame stories weren't nearly as much fun after Patrick got older - the one about the British war orphans & the one about the Maddox Sisters - meh, not so much. I bet Mame didn't like Patrick so much when he got older, either. ;)