false <![CDATA[Babbitt]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172368742m/169718.jpg 169718 72 Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything a man could wish. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire of the American social landscape created a sensation upon its 1922 publication. Babbitt's name became an instant and enduring synonym for middle-class complacency, and his story remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life. 2772467 book 1922 Babbitt total:1843|5:333|4:632|3:600|2:198|1:80| 1843 6469 2719 184 2 2 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 22:53:13 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 18:17:45 -0700 2009
This is an early entry in the genre that has been driven into the g...more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Sat Mar 29 18:44:14 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 18:55:06 -0700 2008 Little Children or The Emperor's Children: Lewis has a way of making you feel for his characters. I suppose it's a fine distinction between ridiculing social mores and ridiculi...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jul 23 13:05:54 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 13:47:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:10:12 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:21:40 -0700 2008 Main Street. I enjoyed all the little details and sarcastic comments about George F. Babbit's life, but it took too long before the plot got into gear.

A few quotations from the book:

It had cost a great deal of money (in itself a virtue).

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Excerpt from page 72:

(It's the early 1900's and Mr. Babbitt is talking to his son about the merits of correspondence courses...)

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The writing was good. The main character, Babbitt, had considerable depth and we really got into his head. The environment/setting/etc was well presented and really gave me a good feel for 1920s middle America. The ending wrapped up the various elemen...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Sun May 20 17:59:55 -0700 2007 Sun May 20 21:22:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 11:50:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:51:54 -0700 2009 *
Babbitt est l'un des très rares héros de la littérature - comme Tartuffe, Don Quichotte, Don Juan ou Harpagon - dont le patronyme est devenu quasiment un nom commun.

Outre-Atlantique, un "Babbitt" désigne communément cet América...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:14:36 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:36:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 04:20:24 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 11:13:01 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 04:20:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 22:58:18 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:17:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 11 18:32:35 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:44:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 01:17:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 01:26:53 -0700 2009 Babbitt is a book about a real estate agent's vicissitudes in Prohibition America and in situated in an upwardly mobile Midwest city. What is revealing about this book is the reminder that the roles a person occupies obligates her to certain situations. Some of these obligations all...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 11:52:12 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:23:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 09 09:07:08 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 09:42:15 -0700 2009 1/2 Wikipedia article on the book, and I agree wholeheartedly: "The middle third of the novel reveals Babbitt in various ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 07:06:52 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 07:11:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=169718