February 16th, 2013 at 8:37pm |
“Arrowsmith” brings us the life and times of Martin Arrowsmith: from boyhood to College and Medical School, then marriage, and various attempts at finding a good position and making a career. Which makes this a long book. Too long for me. There are so many chapters in Martin’s life and each one is written in […]
Read the rest of Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis, intended Pulitzer Winner of 1926 (declined)
February 16th, 2013 at 8:13pm |
“The Bridge of San Luis Rey” was a book I enjoyed a lot. It was refreshingly different from the books I read so far. The first part of the book takes the reader to Peru in 1714. A bridge collapses and kills the five people that happened to cross it at that moment. A monk, […]
Read the rest of The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, Pulitzer Winner of 1928
February 9th, 2013 at 10:27pm |
When I started reading “Early Autumn” my first thought was “‘Age of Innocence’ all over again!’ There are too many similarities. Upper class family – check! Female Cousin returns from overseas after dissolution of marriage – check! Said cousin is considered immoral by conservative family members – check! Love triangle – check! But I read […]
Read the rest of Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Winner of 1927
