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Hmmmmm...still undecided what I think about this one.
Surprised this was written in 1930--pedophilia, sex, drugs, alcohol (OK, not so surprising), girls staying out all night and sleeping around, abortions, there's even a murder/suicide thrown in there as an aside. All set during the depression, with some of the men trying to get work, others having plenty, others happy to have a job though their income is down. None of this is new, though the modern media would have us think so. And this book w ...more
Surprised this was written in 1930--pedophilia, sex, drugs, alcohol (OK, not so surprising), girls staying out all night and sleeping around, abortions, there's even a murder/suicide thrown in there as an aside. All set during the depression, with some of the men trying to get work, others having plenty, others happy to have a job though their income is down. None of this is new, though the modern media would have us think so. And this book w ...more
I remember my parents liking John O'Hara, so thanks for the suggestion, Ruth.
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