false 52782 25 The story centers around a day in the life of Wilhelm Adler (aka Tommy Wilhelm), a failed actor in his forties. Wilhelm is unemployed, impecunious, separated from his wife (who refuses to agree to a divorce), and estranged from his children and his father. He is also stuck with the same immaturity and lack of insight which has brought him to failure. In Seize the Day Wilhelm experiences a day of reckoning as he is forced to examine his life and to finally accept the "burden of self". 1311535 1956 Seize the Day total:1320|5:205|4:510|3:431|2:141|1:33| 1320 4673 1861 111 0 3 false false Tue Jul 03 15:09:33 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 14:04:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Dec 20 03:51:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 03:52:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 12 20:15:59 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 19 21:40:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 11:31:09 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 11:41:23 -0700 2009
1) Bellow, like Banville, is a master of characterization, the expression of character through movement, reaction, idiosyncrasies, etc. It's not just what they look like and what they...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 14:13:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 19:19:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 07:22:49 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 06:40:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 10:22:04 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 10:27:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 19:53:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:54:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 24 13:06:39 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 16:01:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 17:31:39 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 18:07:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 17 14:39:19 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 23:38:56 -0700 2009
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I had never read "Saul Bellow." I don't remember any friend ever recommending his work, but somehow this book landed on my bookshelf. The co...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 11:40:18 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 11:44:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 12 21:58:44 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:46:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 08 17:34:53 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 17:34:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 16:28:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 16:36:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 08:58:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 09:03:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52784