A review by dhb1964
Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara

2.0

I never really got into this book completely. Normally, I'm interested in books about the "smart set" that take place in the 1930's, but for some reason this book was just a bit too depressing for me. I may have missed something, but I'm not sure what led Julian on his path of self-destruction, so I was left wondering. O'Hara is praised for using real dialog in his novels, but did people really talk like that in the 1930's? Maybe so, but I'm not convinced. I'll take an F. Scott Fitzgerald or Hemingway novel over this one.