false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166503481m/12448.jpg 12448 28 <b>The stunning, classic coming-of-age novel written by one of America's foremost Southern writers.</b> A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Wolfe published <i>Look Homeward, Angel</i>, his first novel, about a young man's burning desire to leave his small town and tumultuous family in search of a better life, in 1929. It gave the world proof of his genius and launched a powerful legacy. The novel follows the trajectory of Eugene Gant, a brilliant and restless young man whose wanderlust and passion shape his adolescent years in rural North Carolina. Wolfe said that <i>Look Homeward, Angel</i> is "a book made out of my life," and his largely autobiographical story about the quest for a greater intellectual life has resonated with and influenced generations of readers, including some of today's most important novelists. Rich with lyrical prose and vivid characterizations, this twentieth-century American classic will capture the hearts and imaginations of every reader. 1156378 book 1929 Look Homeward, Angel total:1295|5:489|4:427|3:256|2:86|1:37| 1295 5130 2220 182 4 4 false false Sun Mar 25 17:28:05 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 17:36:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 4 false false Sat Aug 25 08:06:31 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 08:10:22 -0700 2007
No, seriously: I've been trying to read it for almost six years. I've tried to read it in the spring, the summer, the fall, the winter -- on planes, on the bus, on the El, in Chicago, in Baltimore, in North Carolina. And every single time, I stall out about 60% ...more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Jun 21 08:04:49 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 08:07:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 11:47:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 15:52:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:46:11 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 08:26:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:11:38 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:52:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1961 Fri Aug 17 09:07:42 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 09:07:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 28 10:49:50 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 28 10:49:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Wed Mar 05 07:00:21 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 07:06:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:38:13 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 19:51:00 -0700 2009 wanting to like it. I had heard good things from Kurt Vonnegut saying it changed his life when he read it around the age of graduation from college and from another writer who said it impacted him. But I believe Thomas Wolfe's first novel here is an exceptional work ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 13 13:30:45 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 13:30:45 -0700 2009
"Look Homeward, Angel" is a classic coming-of-age novel about Eugene Gant and his raving mad family, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Thu Jun 18 16:56:02 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 05:06:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue May 19 11:13:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:28:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 10:07:01 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:16:05 -0700 2009
Thomas Wolfe wrote Look Homeward, Angel when he was rather young, and it's almost hard to believe once you trample your way through this lofty tome. It...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 11:12:01 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 15 16:28:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 08:04:20 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 11:21:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 15:35:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 12:48:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Nov 29 07:00:19 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 01 17:09:52 -0800 2008
I cannot express myself in a manner that would do this book justice. It's lovely, haunting, compelling, lengthy.....more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 10:22:23 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 19:17:07 -0800 2009
Although perhaps a little overly romantic, I appreciated Wolfe's style and its lyricism. And I believe I will read more of Wolfe as a result.

The book's ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Sat Aug 04 13:04:57 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 13:06:16 -0700 2007 good way. It's a superb novel of angst, longing, and discovery. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12448