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Reviewed by Lynette Fowlston for Readers' Favorite
"I’m the One the Other Isn’t", 'The Stevie–Stanley Stories' by Stephen and Stanley Toompas is a collection of short stories dealing with their life as twins. Born two months early on 1 April 1958, I guess one could call them April Fools Babies, especially since back in those days there were no such things as ultra sound scanning to see the gender of the baby or how many there were. Between the combined weight of the twins it was like carrying a normal baby 8lbs-5 oz. So their parents were in for a shock. That was back in the days when twins were dressed alike, and when they were identical it was very hard to remember who was who and even the parents had trouble guessing which was Stanley and who was Stephen. They started telling their own children about their life growing up and those bedtime stories become the basis for this book. So think back to yesteryears, to the 60’s, and remember your childhood as you travel the trail of memories with the Toompas Twins.
Having identical twin nephews, I know how hard it was to tell them apart and remember the pranks they love to play. I now understand why when some families have a set of twins they have no more children. I found the authors to have a sense of humor about them as they relate the different aspects of growing up. When one tells a story and then the other one relates it just a little differently, from the scar to no gifts from Santa, to their lawn mowing jobs to graduating from tricycles, to bicycles and finally to their own car, we are carried along those experiences. The only thing that I found hard to contend with is the fact that they got for Christmas or their birthdays exactly same toy, the same sweater, or pajamas. As I read it brought back memories of when I was raised in that era and some of the things my brother and I did that was forever landing us in trouble. This is a very interesting book and I read it in one sitting. The chapters are small enough as not to drag out the story and it is written in such a way that one can start at the back, the middle or in some other chapter. I think one will enjoy this collection. I know I did. It will be an enjoyable read for all ages.
