Babbitt (Abridged) Audiobook

" Lewis mercilessly rips apart the middle class life in a biggish town. I still wonder whether he ever knew a good person in his life. He just writes about self-satisfied hypocrites. But it definitely made me think about my own life. Do I just follow the conventions of my immediate surroundings, or do I do what I think right for the right reasons? Anyway, it's an uncomfortable book, but good food for thought. "

" SInclair Lewis nailed small town America in the early 1900's. The novel provides insights into prohibition, politics, murder and mayhem, love and lust. George F. Babbitt - wishy washy citizen struggling with a mid-life crisis in search of himself. "

" I have never forgotten the way "classes" are portrayed herein "

" More a play than a standard audiobook; a nice change actually. "

" Got through about 50 pages. Had never read any of Sinclair Lewis when I was young and I am sampling a few titles out of curiosity. Like the title "It can't happen Here" and "Main Street", this title is terribly boring. It is hard for me to understand who his audience could have been, other than socialists who enjoyed the sarcastic lampooning of the petty bourgeoisie. "

" Another classic by Sinclair Lewis. No my favorite book by him but well worth reading. "

" So my friends and I call all the suburban-exurban wasteland along interstates "Bloptown" Little did I know Sinclair Lewis captured the essence of the modern meatblop some 90 years ago. Bravo Sinclair, bravo. "

" Out of all of the Sinclair Lewis books I was forced to read, this one was the most bearable. However, still a yawn-fest. "

" This is a satire on life in 1920's America. Easy read and enlightening "

" another supposedly profound book that was a disappointment. "

" Parts of this were hilarious, but I think it was a little obvious. Maybe. I'll go to class tomorrow and get back to you. "

" This is the original Fight Club. Babbit, is so content with his Father's Knows Best suburban life style. But becomes so discontent and distracted by his miserable days at the job. Way ahead of it's time, or maybe hating your job is timeless. "

" Very sarcastic, describing a life and middle-age crisis of a businessman and society, where he is living in. Still very actual. Sometimes you can stop, then look inside of yourself and find a part of Babbit there. "

" This book has a subtle, but very sharp humor... it pokes fun at social conformity and how ridiculous it can be. Loved it! "

" A riveting, tragic character portrait. "

" i was struck by the way this book is totally aplicable to our society today. there is truely nothing new under the sun. "

" My grandfather was his editor... "

" can't remember much but i think I really disliked it "

" Lewis takes on the typical American who was trying to get ahead both socially and financially and does so with wicked insight. "

" I need to take a break from Sinclair. This will be finished, but the bitterness towards the conventional and the mocking of the status quo is wearing. I agree with him, and it's completely contemporary and relevant...but enough already. More after Book Club (no spoilers!) "

" Public domain downloaded to my Kindle. I enjoyed this more than "Main Street", the novel that Lewis is better known for. Even though the plot stuttered and stopped and repeated itself, the theme is so amazingly contemporary that everyone should read this book. "

" I thought this book was funny. That may be an uncommon reaction, though. "

" I read this in high school, and confess that I was so bored I started scanning through it in hopes that something would happen. Nothing did. Which was probably the point, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable to read. "

" No one writes satirical architecture descriptions like Sinclair Lewis. "

" Working on entering some more prep school reads now. My favorite SL quote: "I love my country but some- times I don't like it very much". Amen to that. The only SL book I've read except for the sex scenes between Lulu Baines and Elmer Gantry. Date read is a guess. "

" Excellent - very funny satire on America, though would recommend his Main Street over Babbitt. "

" One of my all time favorites. A pompous, self-important twit finds his life growing increasingly complicated and vexing. "

" I only made it half way through this boring saga of one man's empty attempts to be number one, and that was more than enough. Please spare yourself. How could this ever get a Pulitzer? "

" Yeah a pretty good book. Found it on a shelf in my parent's house ages ago and decided to read it... funny story (quite sardonic) about a man's modern life -- and really utter boredom in the suburbs. "

" Wow. Disingenuously patriotic, union-busting capitalists in the midwest ... Some things never change. "

" Less a novel than a ripping good expose of shallow American materialism. Was this really written in 1920? "

" This book took a little while to get into, but eventually was an enjoyable read. It takes place in the early 20th century and is a satirical look at American culture. "

" So my friends and I call all the suburban-exurban wasteland along interstates "Bloptown" Little did I know Sinclair Lewis captured the essence of the modern meatblop some 90 years ago. Bravo Sinclair, bravo. "

" Read this for a book report in high school. I remember liking it-very detailed sentences, felt very grown-up reading it. Middle-class American businessman struggles with family matters. "