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The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

And we shall organize them, we shall drill them, we shall marshal them for the victory! We shall bear down the opposition, we shall sweep it before us—and Chicago will be ours! Chicago will be ours! CHICAGO WILL BE OURS!
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RickW

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

About an hour before bed last night I began reading this classic. Seven chapters in I must say this is a far cry from Atonement. Beautiful writing with incredible character development. I cannot believe I didn‘t read this in High School. It‘s really good.

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AroundTheBookWorld

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

The main idea of The Jungle is the condemnation of Capitalism as portrayed through a searing criticism of the American meatpacking industry and its owners. Sinclair contrasts socialism as the preferred political ideology, and he sets up the working class as better equipped to share and distribute wealth fairly for all.
#TheJungle #UptonSinclair #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Literature #Politics #School #Novels #BannedBooks #Historical 💖

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Roary47

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

bailed

DNF- I figured I wouldn‘t like this, but was recommended it by a coworker. So naturally I needed some talking point. After 50% yesterday I gave up. I‘m not interested and pretty disgusted. At least I tried.

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Octoberwoman

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

It was four o‘clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. There had been a crowd following all the way, owing to the exuberance of Mariija Berczynskas.
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anniebannanie

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

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This book has me thinking…

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

Chicago will be ours!
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breng_pbs

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

It has been a really long time since I've had to stop reading a book for the betterment of my mental health... Upton Sinclair really made this as tragic as possible huh

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

The novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities.
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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

It was four o‘clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive.
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EclecticBookLover Dagget! I loved Angry Beavers as a kid! 4y

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keithmalek

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

BarbaraBB This is one I still want to read! 4y

keithmalek @BarbaraBB I still haven't read it either. I came across this quotation in a different book that I'm reading. The blacked out part attributes the quote to The Jungle. 4y

BarbaraBB Ah too bad, I was hoping for a recommendation 😉 (edited) 4y

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KateFulfordAuthor

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#inlaws #reviews #others
Reflecting in pitiless detail the poverty trap into which so many people fell, but is at the same time readable and relatable, you really feel for these people. It‘s also a salutary corrective for twenty first century readers. Millions of migrants are still struggling, in ways unimaginable to most of us, to improve their lot while being both exploited and vilified for wanting a bit of what we too often take for granted.

Leftcoastzen I read it as a kid , it radicalized me. 4y

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Lindy

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I went into this classic knowing it would be emotionally challenging (early 20th century atrocities in the Chicago stockyards) & sure enough there were men falling into vats & made into lard, boys eaten by rats, etc. Up until the final chapter, it seemed this tale of a Lithuanian immigrant would be ‘life is brutal & then you die‘ but there was a reprieve I didn‘t see coming. Also, hats off to the masterful #audiobook narration by George Guidall.

Hooked_on_books I read this book in middle school and it is still with me, 30+ years later. Powerful. 5y

Lindy @Hooked_on_books Yes, I believe it will stick with me too. 5y

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Lindy

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

One of the drawbacks to reading classics is encountering racist stereotypes and slurs. The Jungle was published in 1906. There aren‘t many references to African Americans in this book set in Chicago, but when there are, they are either dangerous “big bucks” or ignorant country folk. Sigh.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yea, I found some of that in my recent read too, and then read in the afterward, that some of the worst had been edited out already. 😳 I try to remind myself though that it is historically accurate for the writing of the time, even in the fiction of the time, it‘s jarring when you see it, but reminds me how real history was, seeing it their daily storytelling and not just sterile history lessons.

The Buccaneers: A Novel

Lindy @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes. It‘s different when novels published now are set in earlier times. I recently read MildredTaylor‘s saga that spans the civil rights era & she uses the epithets of the time but her writing also acknowledges the hurt inflicted by those kinds of words.

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Lindy Yes, very different...hindsight and all, I think it be very hard to write an authentic sounding book set in that past in many regards because it was just so pervasive & cavalier. It would be hard to write anything that treated it that offhand, without either whitewashing it and/or acknowledging the hurt inflicted, and have it sound authentic. Nonfiction, seems to manage, with the history behind it, but fiction would so much harder. I ... 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ...think, in many ways, it‘s very hard for us to even imagine that blasé of an attitude about something we now consider such a fueled subject. 5y

SamAnne I‘ve been thinking about that lately too, having read a lot of Wharton, Oscar Wilde, George Elliott the past few months. So much casual anti-semitism. 5y

Lindy @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @SamAnne I‘m ready to take a break from classic books, mostly because of the bigotry. I‘ve got a stack of new books calling... 5y

SamAnne @Lindy me too. Am rereading some Woolf and Austen but am pretty much sticking to modern lit for awhile. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @SamAnne Yes! That too! It just jumps out at you now. Wharton writes such beautiful sentences, the way she spins a story just sucks you right into the world she‘s creating...and then 💥 one of those references pulls you right out of the story. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Lindy @SamAnne Yes, it‘s good the take a break...you wouldn‘t want to start thinking that sentiment was normal, but I think it‘s important to still read them and remember what the world was like, and renew what we don‘t want to go back too. The fact that we are shocked and upset when we come across it is a good sign, that as messed up as society is at this moment in time, we are still slowly moving in the right direction. 5y

Lindy @Riveted_Reader_Melissa good point: recognizing and being upset about portrayals of bigotry is a good sign. 5y

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Lindy

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

I‘m brewing avocado dye today. #audiocrafting (and freeing up some freezer space).

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TracyReadsBooks

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

Another fantastic cover discovered during my library reorganization. This one is a1980 paperback edition of the tagged book. $1.95 back in the day.

TimSpalding That‘s the edition I read in high school… 5y

SamAnne I have that copy! 5y

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Leftcoastzen

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

#7Tage7Buecher
#7days7books
Day 2 post a book a day that influenced or changed your life

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

CHICAGO WILL BE OURS!
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HannaPolkadots

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Finished my #bookspin book of February. This felt like reading a slow scream, it is desperate and bleak, but well-written, and I quickly started caring for the characters. A bit uncertain about how Sinclair chose to write the final chapter, but it is his book, and after all. Can't wait for next bookspin!

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HannaPolkadots

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

1. Tagged book + The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
2. Sewing, crocheting, embroidery, knitting. All things creative basically.
3. Sjur Gabriel by Amalie Skram

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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HannaPolkadots

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

I've probably said it before, and I'll probably say it again, but I LOVE Sunday mornings!!!❤ The soundtrack to this pic is Bugge Wesseltoft's Everybody Loves Angels album, my go to reading music 😍🎶

BarbaraBB How is the book? I still want to read it! 5y

HannaPolkadots @BarbaraBB - it is good! Well-written and desperate, and it drew me in quickly. Have read about a third, so my opinion might change, but so far I recommend 🙂 5y

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HannaPolkadots

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

"It was four o'clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive."

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

IMASLOWREADER im a lil late but here is mine...”Before my wife turned vegetarian, I‘d always thought of her as completely unremarkable in every way.” The Vegetarian #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl (edited) 5y

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HannaPolkadots

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

For #bookspin the number was 12, and the book for me was The Jungle. Loved joining this and am already hoping for a March repeat!😁❤

Thanks again, @TheAromaofBooks 😀

catiewithac Such a great book 📖 5y

TheAromaofBooks I've never read this one, so I'm interested to hear your thoughts!! And I'm hoping to repeat #BookSpin every month!! 5y

HannaPolkadots Glad to hear ir @catiewithac !😀 5y

HannaPolkadots @TheAromaofBooks ; yay, I was hoping you would 😉 Stay tuned for the Jungle!😀🏞 5y

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laurenduke300

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Any time I feel like complaining about my job, I think I‘ll just look through this. Jeez....

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1001BooksPodcast

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Kicking of 2020, with a book we learned about in high school American history but never read. It ended up being a moving story of immigration and more than just slaughterhouses. #1001books #thejungle #soundcloud #googleplay #applepodcasts

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Blaire

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So depressing, Jurgis‘s family is taken advantage of and struggles at every turn. Sinclair intended the book to bring a focus on the horrid conditions of immigrant labor but it became more well-known as a depiction of the meat industry and its lack of regulations. Glad to have read this classic. The last 20% is a lecture on socialism, but the rest of the story powerfully depicts the life of one immigrant family in chicago trying to survive.

ChasingOm I love that button! 5y

Blaire @ChasingOm thank you! I pulled it from my mother-in-law‘s great collection of political pins. Seemed fitting for this book. 5y

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Sg1224

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#7days7covers (day2) ❤️Jurgis

hes7, phatsallylee

Eyelit I can't believe I haven't read this yet! 5y

Sg1224 @Eyelit how is that even possible...🤷‍♀️🤔 I hope it makes it to Mt. TBR 😂 (edited) 5y

Eyelit Lol, I just added it! Let‘s see how long it takes before I get around to it, considering how tall a mt tbr I already have! 🤣 5y

batsy This cover! I need to read it too. 5y

Sg1224 @batsy I hear an addition to your Mt. TBR as well...haha 5y

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Amiable

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 4

7 covers you love, one a day for 7 days. No explanations. Tag a different Litten each day.

@Tamra , would you like to play?

Tamra Thank you! If my books weren‘t STILL packed in boxes I would. It‘s now looking like maybe next spring/summer maybe we‘ll get the room done. 😏 5y

Amiable @Tamra Yikes! Are you surviving with library books? 5y

Tamra @Amiable my TBR books are housed in what was supposed to be a shoe closet. Who needs shoes when you have books? 🤷🏾‍♀️ 5y

Amiable @Tamra OMG, that is so funny —we had a contractor here last week to build some bookshelves into unused eaves space on the 2nd-floor landing. He saw my numerous other bookshelves and asked my husband how many more I needed. My husband, bless his heart, told the guy, “hey, she doesn‘t buy shoes, so this is just what she collects instead.” 😀 (edited) 5y

Tamra @Amiable hilarious! But so so true. 😁 5y

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BookishMarginalia

The Jungle (Graphic Novel) | Upton Sinclair

I did not know there was a graphic novel adaptation of Sinclair‘s The Jungle published by 10 Speed Press! It looks really good too! #TBRtemptation

marleed Oh wow. I‘ll have to get this. This was required reading when I was in HS but it‘s haunted me for years. 5y

Leftcoastzen Need this! 5y

Oldschool_millenial Simultaneously curious and terrified 5y

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AmyRebecca

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A haunting and engaging tale, but within a flawed book. The 100th anniversary deluxe edition includes forward by Eric Schlosser and intro by Ronald Gottesman which discuss the impact of publication (food regulation, not the great social change Sinclair desired). Similar to others, I found myself in Packingtown, engrossed by the characters, only to arrive at a weak ending. Despite this, and other flaws, still a recommended read.

MrBook Greet review!!! 5y

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Dogearedcopy

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

🎧 I‘ve read this once or twice before but it‘s time to read it again! I know it‘s hard reading in a gut-wrenching way so I‘ll take my time with it, listening to small chunks at a time and, hopefully getting through this 13+ hour audiobook by the end of the Labor Day weekend.

Leftcoastzen One of my all time favorites! 5y

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Gina

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

How many have you read?

I got 27%

https://www.listchallenges.com/banned-classics

sprainedbrain I got 53%. 5y

Emilymdxn 52%. Definitely piles more on this list I want to read! 5y

Gina @sprainedbrain @Emilymdxn NIIIICE! 👏👏👏 5y

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rabbitprincess

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

I find it amusing that Goodreads thinks I would enjoy a book about Robert the Bruce and William Wallace because I just read a book about the Chicago meatpacking industry 😂😂

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rabbitprincess

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Vividly told and probably more relevant today than we'd like to admit. I picked this up after seeing it mentioned in Deborah Blum's book The Poison Squad, and the two books work well together.

Leftcoastzen I love this old book. Radicalized me in my youth. 6y

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

It was four o‘clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. 📚
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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

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Ericalambbrown

The Jungle | Upton Sinclair

Serious #bookhaul from the friends of the library sale tonight. My husband said next year I just need to bring my little red wagon along. Because who am I kidding? 🤣😂📚📚📚 Love celebrating and supporting local libraries!

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

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VioletMoonBooks

Jungle (Revised) | Upton Sinclair

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VioletMoonBooks

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I found that some of the things in this book, applied to today‘s standards of trying to earn a living. It gave me a lot to think about. It took me a while to finish reading but, definitely worth it, when I finally read the last page of it. This should be something for anyone who works in big business to read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #TheJungle #UptonSinclair #book #books #bookyourself #bookunion #bookutopia #bookunicorn #bookunicorns #bookish #bookishfeature 💚