false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392453m/52783.jpg 52783 26 Bellow's glorious, spirited story of an eccentric American millionaire who finds a home of sorts in deepest Africa. 2222957 1958 Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Classics) total:1619|5:435|4:581|3:414|2:141|1:48| 1619 6071 2433 186 5 3 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 18:51:52 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 12:53:09 -0700 2007
this is the book that adam duritz from the counting crows named the song "the rain king" after...i've meant to read it for years and years and just now got around to it. i plan on buying a copy and picking it up once a year or so.

it...more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 16:38:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 16:56:28 -0700 2009 ...in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuitof sanity can be a form of madness, too.

This book is filled with little gems like these. This is, by far, my favorite Bellow. He plots out the self-exploration of a millionaire with wit and...more...]]> 0 4 false false Sun Jan 06 21:23:40 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 21:32:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Nov 14 13:04:05 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 13:06:36 -0800 2007 still be deserving of every accolade imaginable. The story of a millionaire with an unhappy life who finds the meaning of that life and the truth of who he is in the wilds of Africa. This story always picks me up ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:36:41 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:58:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 09:47:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:26:57 -0800 2009 2 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:06:42 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:18:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Aug 02 18:45:06 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 18:50:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 03:16:08 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 03:41:58 -0700 2009
Gene Henderson is "Nothing but an old failure, having muffed just about everythign I ever put my hand to; I seem to have the Midas touch in reverse." At age 55, he decides to drop everything and go to the middle of nowhere in Africa t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat May 31 18:13:29 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 18:30:43 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Apr 24 17:28:55 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 17:35:24 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 07:23:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:23:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 25 11:50:12 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 13:05:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:42:47 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:57:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 25 20:01:17 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 20:01:58 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Dec 26 16:41:13 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 09 13:39:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 25 08:40:28 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 10 08:06:28 -0800 2008
"Whatever gains I ever made were always due to love and nothing else."

Henderson is soooooooo flawed, yet so lovable. What a great character. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 24 16:58:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 28 19:12:21 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 16 13:36:35 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 13:36:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 16:36:49 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 20:06:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52783