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 Arrowsmith
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'Arrowsmith' was recommended to me by a microbiologist. Usually, I do not trust microbiologists in matters of literature but this time I was willing to take a chance and I was not disappointed. 'Arrowsmith' is about a struggling young doctor who ever since being a child has wanted to be a doctor. The novel follows young Arrowsmith through medical school where he meets Dr. Gottlieb, an incredibly talented researcher who is committed to the absolute truth and objectivity of science. However, young Arrowsmith decides to try his hand at being a family doctor then eventually to a public health official and finally as a researcher where his elation with the discovery of bacteriophage is short-lived when another researcher publishes before him. The novel eventually follows Arrowsmith to a quarantined island where the loss of a close friend and loved one leads him to despair and into the arms of another lover whom he eventually discards for his ultimate love of truth and science. This novel is about a young doctor struggling against the ignorance that is rife in society and his eventual triumph over the forces of evil.
/James Berret, 18, United States |
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Babbitt |
Because I understand the American way of life.
/Gabriel, 46, Mexico
Sinclair Lewis wrote what he really believed about America, not what he thought people wanted to hear. This book
does not romanticize the U.S and there is a lot of apt criticism.
/Elisabeth, 15, United States |
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Main Street |
I studied this novel at the University of Florida and loved it. There was a time during reading when I thought the shallow nature and ridiculous antics of the town people would never end, yet how presumptuous of me and my classmates! How could it end! During discussion, we were so emotional, passionate, frustrated, and enthusiastic ... I felt like we knew these characters, they could have been our neighbors! What a good read, I was so distraught when it ended! We were so firm on the desire for a sequel! Now I am a teacher and want to use it in my 12th grade class. Since they loved 'Lord of the Flies' and 'As I Lay Dying', I know they will enjoy 'Main Street', they must! I will make sure of it!
/Pam Scott, 32, United States
This book describes very well the shallow existence of people in small towns and everybody gossiping about each other. You can tell that Lewis speaks from experience. Growing up in a small town myself (although not in the US, where I live at the moment, but in Germany) and being rather kind of an outsider, I was able to relate to this book really well.
/Charlotte Sophie Meyn, 16, United States |
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