Kirsti's review
Main Street (Modern Library (Paperback))
by Sinclair Lewis
Kirsti's review
Main Street (Modern Library (Paperback)) by Sinclair Lewis
Kirsti's review
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I know many people complain that not much happens in this book, and I am not the most patient reader, but I zipped right through it. I loved the commentary on tiny, unimportant events and the way the novel shifted from the main character's point of view.
I felt sympathetic to Carol, even though she is a cold person. Not a bad person, not a mean person, but not someone who can truly connect to others. Even her son falls short because she believes he thinks like his father.
From what I have read about Sinclair Lewis, he seems to have been a cold person, too.
It's intriguing to read reviews of this book by other Goodreads members. I'm not saying others' comments are incorrect--I just saw things differently. Carol was a happy feminist before she was married? Dr. Kennicott is the real hero? Main Street is like a spinach salad? Wait, what?
Gopher Prairie is based on Sauk Centre, Minnesota. From what I can tell by looking at the Web site, it seems to be a small town with l...more
I felt sympathetic to Carol, even though she is a cold person. Not a bad person, not a mean person, but not someone who can truly connect to others. Even her son falls short because she believes he thinks like his father.
From what I have read about Sinclair Lewis, he seems to have been a cold person, too.
It's intriguing to read reviews of this book by other Goodreads members. I'm not saying others' comments are incorrect--I just saw things differently. Carol was a happy feminist before she was married? Dr. Kennicott is the real hero? Main Street is like a spinach salad? Wait, what?
Gopher Prairie is based on Sauk Centre, Minnesota. From what I can tell by looking at the Web site, it seems to be a small town with l...more
