Tuesday, February 21, 2012

"Babbitt" from Kelli

Mane, bruh. February has dragged my book reading rate wayyyyyyyyyy down. It's taken me a month to finish "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis. Partially because of school and starting a new part-time job, but also due in part to the lack of a swift plot-line in Babbitt.

Here's the general flow of the book:
  • Man is mediocre and conformist
  • Man is middle aged and discontent
  • Man flirts with becoming outspoken and independent
  • Man is beaten down by The Man
  • Man returns to being mediocre and conformist
Enjoyable, but nothing extraordinary. Which is probably why it's #93 on the list.

Onward and upward. I hear "The World According to Garp" is sensational.

3 comments:

  1. yay! i thought garp was a real page turner so maybe you'll go quickly through it! also, i'm nearing the end of book one of LOTR!!!

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  2. What does, "Mane, bruh." mean?

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  3. Mom, I'll have to say "mane, bruh" to you in person for you to really understand it. It's something my students say all the time.

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