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A review by northstar
Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
5.0
I read someplace that fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald should read this novel, which O'Hara titled after the short-short story. I cannot get a link to work but you can google Appointment in Samarra and Maugham. One of the blurbs described this book as "The real Great Gatsby," and I can see the parallels.
It is Christmas 1930 and the Great Depression is kicking into high gear. Julian English throws a drink into the face of another man at his club, and the fallout from this faux pas reveals the cracks in English's marriage and his perilous perch at the top of Gibbsville's social order.
The story is depressing, but O'Hara's ability to build characters through tiny incidents makes this novel a worthwhile read. While the sexual references in the book are tame by 21st century standards, they were somewhat revolutionary in the 1930s.
Recommended if you like a good character study and can handle some unpleasant references to Jews and Catholics.
It is Christmas 1930 and the Great Depression is kicking into high gear. Julian English throws a drink into the face of another man at his club, and the fallout from this faux pas reveals the cracks in English's marriage and his perilous perch at the top of Gibbsville's social order.
The story is depressing, but O'Hara's ability to build characters through tiny incidents makes this novel a worthwhile read. While the sexual references in the book are tame by 21st century standards, they were somewhat revolutionary in the 1930s.
Recommended if you like a good character study and can handle some unpleasant references to Jews and Catholics.