Eugene Gentry

Eugene was a mailman for pretty much most of his working life until he retired. Such a job, as most mailmen can verify, is eventful, sometimes dangerous, but also rewarding and memorable.

Eugene carefully made a note of the dates of the more unusual experiences of his working days and grouped together those times he was bitten by a dog, or helped a mail recipient or had to cope with extreme weather conditions…even death…to share his memories.

This is a quick read and, in essence, fun to read about real-life experiences. Unfortunately, the entertainment was lost in the delivery: the events were related in diary format…on the days on which they occurred, but it would have been good to know what year, as Eugene’s career covered thirty-five dedicated years. The narrative was a little bland and considerably error-ridden.

I feel there is definitely a future for these little anecdotes, and I do hope our retired mailman, now in his eighties, finds a good editor to shape it into something it deserves.… (plus d'informations)