Babbit

This book by Sinclair Lewis is another book which I struggled to read. But it was merely because it was so well written! As we get to know the true character, the initial irritation with the man Babbit begins to fade. His persona is an expression of the ‘fake’ or ‘facade’ of the American man of the early 20th century.

When I got to the end of the book, there’s one sentence that culminates the whole book, and I burst into tears.