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OxQQme

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13. Sinclair Lewis binge currently

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2016, 12:37 AM

Jan 2016

reading "Main Street".
"Babbit" (think Trump wins the election) was around christmas time , followed by "Free Air' and "The Job"

Looking for a free full length e-pub of Elmer Gantry.

Mr Lewis was a socialist down to his core and his stories reflect that.

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What are you reading this week of January 3, 2016? [View all] hermetic Jan 2016 OP

Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #1

great characters in this series.... dhill926 Jan 2016 #14

The Amphora Project by William Kotzwinkel pscot Jan 2016 #2

I'm a big Kotzwinkel fan! Matariki Jan 2016 #15

I just finished an Easy Rawlins book. murielm99 Jan 2016 #3

One fiction , one non-fiction dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #4

I liked the Rain books pscot Jan 2016 #16

The author, Eisler, is on Twitter dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #17

Thanks, hermetic, for starting the 1st thread of the year! japple Jan 2016 #5

"Beyond Words - What Animals Think and Feel" by Carl Safina Number9Dream Jan 2016 #6

the similarity between human and non-human consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #18

"Eeny Meeny," Matthew Arlidge shenmue Jan 2016 #7

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne SheilaT Jan 2016 #8

I read that one last year. scarletwoman Jan 2016 #9

Yeah, I'd like a bit of a discussion also. SheilaT Jan 2016 #11

I've been hanging out with the Brits. scarletwoman Jan 2016 #10

I am now reading "Saturn Run" SheilaT Jan 2016 #12

Sinclair Lewis binge currently OxQQme Jan 2016 #13