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Related: About this forumIf you have read it (or haven't read it lately), go find "Elmer Gantry".
Sinclair Lewis.
400+ pages, but worth it.
The anti-hero protagonist is TFG. (Spoiler alert: He gets away with everything.)
Don't bother with the Hollywood adaptation/movie. It's a hybrid of EG and Babbitt, both poorly adapted.
Read the book.
I actually talked to the book when I read it; I was that wrapped up in it.
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If you have read it (or haven't read it lately), go find "Elmer Gantry". (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Aug 2022
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BlueGreenLady
(2,869 posts)1. Going to the Library book club today.
So Ill check it out. Ive heard about it but havent read it yet.
comradebillyboy
(10,439 posts)2. I did a book report on Elmer Gantry back in the early 60s
when I was in HS. My English teacher was shocked.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(4,148 posts)3. 👍🏼👍🏼
Yes! Well worth the read in this political era.
bif
(23,889 posts)4. Love Sinclair Lewis
I binged his books in my college days. Maybe it's time to revisit his books