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This tale of social change and interpersonal drama in Midville USA before & after the turn of the 20th century was a quick read and a mildly enjoyable one. But several of the main characters were just two-dimensional, and rather unpleasant, annoying dimensions at that. It kept me reading, as one can't remove one's eyes from an incipient train wreck, but I don't understand why Tarkington tacked a bit of supernatural fluff on at the end. If I'd been tempted to give it 4 stars (to make it seem that
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Pompous jerk gets his.
3.5
Beautiful analysis
Beautiful analysis
Apr 26, 2011
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marked it as to-read
