Babbitt (Dramatized) (Abridged) Audiobook

" I read this long ago in a course on "American Culture." I loved it. It was so fun to hate the main character. He was like one of the "phonies" from Catcher in the Rye. I'd like to re-read it sometime. It may not be so black-and-white as my teenage impression. "

" I enjoyed this book. It took me a little while to get into it but, once the story got rolling, I was very interested. The main character, George Babbit, is not necessarily likable but he has a certain charm. I wanted to continue reading to find out what he was up to. His most annoying trait (as well as the trait I was most intrigued with) was his hypocrisy. "

" A fair warning of what your life might become if you didn't follow your dreams, ideals or desires and just let your self be governed by what the majority thinks. Certainly might be a fine option for anyone thinking about adjusting to the "realities of life" whether a youth or a parent. However, well written, the book has aged a bit, but not as much as you would think for a time piece from close to a hundred years ago. There might be books that more directly speaks to the concens of today, but Babbitt is still scary in its seemingly eternal subject matter. "

" I read this for a book project in tenth grade, and distinctly remember abandoning it after I finished the project. I have no recollection of what it was about, though. "

" A great book. The architypal philistine conformist, George Babbitt, trying to be all things to all people. Failing to be much of anything to anyone. A little bit of somebody we all know. "

" I can't read this, I gave up about a fifth of the way through, it seemed much too dated (and the characterization too flat and unsympathetic) to hold my interet. "

" A really good book about a thoroughly unlikeable bunch of people - again, one that accurately captures and then skewers a time and place. "

" I couldn't get into this book. The story was very slow to get going and it didn't go anywhere once it did. A nice happy ending however. Maybe my issues with the book stem from a lack of understanding of the time in which it was written, but I would not recommend this book to others. "

" A good plot and character comes alive. "

" It's definitely not a page turner, but the descriptive writing paints a vivid picture of this horrid man and his horrid family. A worthwhile character study! "

" Maybe the greatest dissection of what Alfred P. Doolittle, "Dustman," called "Middle-Class Morality." "

" I liked this book, though I've met people who hated it. I like the inner struggle the main character goes through - I guess I could relate to his frustration with the strict rule set up by society. "

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

" 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. "