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A review by tanyarobinson
Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
3.0
This is one of those books I got off a "100 Greatest Novels" list. My recommendation is that they take it off the list.
It begins with a W. Somerset Maugham parable that is quite profound, but the story supposedly inspired by that parable didn't move me. It follows the several day self-destruction of a small-town big shot from 1930, and is celebrated for its portrayal of that era's society. I didn't find it memorable.
Barely 3 stars.
It begins with a W. Somerset Maugham parable that is quite profound, but the story supposedly inspired by that parable didn't move me. It follows the several day self-destruction of a small-town big shot from 1930, and is celebrated for its portrayal of that era's society. I didn't find it memorable.
Barely 3 stars.