5/9/2023 0 Comments Main street by sinclair lewis![]() ![]() “Tell you, Carrie : there’s just three classes of people : folks that haven’t got any ideas at all the cranks that kick about everything and Regular Guys, the fellows with sticktuitiveness that boost and get the world’s work done.” Well, that’s what this novel is ALL about. If I’m reading this right, two things have actually happened in the last 70 pages. On page 350 I thought – you know, I think the plot is picking up a little bit. Surprisingly Godotesque, and I imagine many readers of this large opus nodding their heads and smiling grimly. On page 200 I thought – so who knew there could be so much DETAIL about every last possible aspect of one teensy Minnesotan town lodged inside the Tardis-like head of Sinclair Lewis? On page 150 I thought – I’ll never get out of this novel alive. On page 50 I thought – this guy is exhaustively brilliant. ![]() On page 25 I thought – this guy is brilliant. ![]()
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