false <![CDATA[It Can't Happen Here]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166469977m/11371.jpg 11371 16 The only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, <i>It Can't Happen Here</i> is a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression when America was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a President who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, rampant promiscuity, crime, and a liberal press. Now finally back in print, <i>It Can't Happen Here</i> remains uniquely important, a shockingly prescient novel that's as fresh and contemporary as today's news. 1296784 1935 It Can't Happen Here total:451|5:127|4:185|3:103|2:26|1:10| 451 1746 828 78 3 4 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 29 18:33:36 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 12 20:38:15 -0700 2008
This book starts off slowly with loads of exposition into the daily lives and histories of a myriad of residents of Fort Beulah, VT. It chugged along at such a...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 08 19:04:11 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 19:09:34 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 09:41:59 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 10:02:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:39:36 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 19:24:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 17:44:19 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 18:16:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 03 06:41:15 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 18 07:08:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 17 22:57:14 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 22:59:19 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Tue Apr 29 09:43:02 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 09:44:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 21:58:09 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:20:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 18 16:48:35 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 02 16:49:56 -0800 2007 1 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:08:22 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:14:38 -0700 2009
I've heard things pick up after 150 pages or so, but life's too short, man. The goings-on of Fort Beulah, VT were just too homespun and folksy (even the somewhat dialectical dialogue pushed me over the edge). Doremus Jessup struck me, ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 01:42:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 17:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 03 18:54:02 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 19 05:00:10 -0700 2009
Sinclair Lewis was not a predictor of the future. This book was meant to be somewhat "satirical" though fly in the face of t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 09:41:56 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 12:59:52 -0700 2008

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[The Vice-President] demanded that, in order to bring and hold all elements in the country together by that useful Pa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 06:31:13 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 14:05:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 08:02:10 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 08:19:55 -0700 2007
Buzz Windrip is the fictional character of Senator Huey Long.
Bishop Peter Paul Prang is the fictional character of Father Charles Coughlin.
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The first two chapters could have been written yesterday morning and the rest of the book is timeless -- an important reminder not to put your faith in "leaders."]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 14:27:06 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 17:50:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11371