Babbit | 
pickAn extremely overdone literary topic - the life and adventures of a man with the moral fiber of a drain clog. 300 pages about an awful man being awful. How universal. How literary. How worthy of praise.
This one works though. Babbitt is well written and you can relate to him, but not through his awfulness, which is painted as very boring and unattractive.
The point helps too. Lewis wants us all to be better. To not be Babbitt.
The hot water bottle is one of the greatest inventions of mankind and no one should be without one. -_-
Babbitt‘s logic:
“No one ought to be forced to join a labor union. All labor agitators who try to force men to join a union should be hanged. ... every business man ought to belong to an employers‘ association. In union there is strength. Any selfish hog who doesn‘t join the Chamber of Commerce ought to be forced to!”
Reading Babbitt is reminding me of another Sinclair Lewis book. It can happen here, go vote! #ivoted #showmeyoursticker
It's a good day to make some progress on some projects. 💛 #litsyclassics #audiocrocheting
panI found it hard to relate to Bobbitt. I did not like him. I do love Sinclair Lewis, much prefer Arrowsmith.
PBS Great Reads inspired me to read some of the classics I have not read yet.
I'm challenging myself to read 100 classics I haven't read yet.
I'll start with these
I mean, I guess I could have inferred the meaning, but really? Archidiaconal? What a descriptor!
I‘m really enjoying this satire, my first by Sinclair Lewis. What an incredibly talented writer! Some of the domestic observations are so spot-on, it‘s cringeworthy.
Sorry if this is terribly hard to read—here is my list for #LitsyClassics next year. I‘m so looking forward to it! Thank you, @Sarah83 for a great idea!
Yes, there is more than one choice for some letters. Fear of commitment?
I made a Goodreads shelf, too: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/58321492-sara?shelf=classics-a-to-z
pickMidlifecrisis in the 1920s. But not another cynical middle aged man. George Babbitt really believes in the American dream and possibilities and behaves exactly as society expects. Still there is this doubt and uncertainty. He tries his best but in the end he stands up for himself, which costs him a lot. Back in his old life, its habits and rituals, he wishes for his son to make the choices he never dared. #1001books Picture: Onsen in Beppu, Japan
There's nothing new in public opinion...
The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called “patriotism” and “love of sport.
Maybe she's not impressed because she's a fly chicken! 😒 What is that anyway? Maybe I'm one...🤔 #biblioweekend #serialreader
Well, I'm reading about eating in Babbit on @SerialReader ! #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge #biblioweekend
I had a friend in vet school who dipped her Wendy's chicken nuggets in salt!! 😖😖
My 3 favorite high school assigned reads. I have reread all three at least once. And I am pretty sure these were all assigned in sophomore English! We read a lot that year. It was awesome. #funfridayphoto
I've jumped on the @SerialReader bandwagon! Woo hoo!! 📖🎉🎉
Just added to Serial Reader: a scathing satire of the materialism and conformity of American middle class life. Businessman George Babbitt realizes he is more in love with the trappings of his comfortable life than with his wife.
“He was thinking. It was coming to him that perhaps all life as he knew it and vigorously practised it was futile; that heaven as portrayed by the Reverend Dr. John Jennison Drew was neither probable nor very interesting that he hadn't much pleasure out of making money; "
