𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘆 -

One (probably final) round with this tale as my spring shelf cleaning continues. It's probably been 30+ years since I've read it, so maybe something new will rise up from its waters.

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From my report on the requested analysis of The Great Gatsby:

"It's symptomatic that a country whose authors produced works as The Grapes of Wrath, For Whom the Bell Tolls or The Waste Land shows such preference for the aforementioned novel."

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Is the love of money the root of USA's evil?

Can a book be so painful and so funny at the same time?
Can language be so painful and so funny at the same time?

James, Percival Everett

8/10

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I’ve just finished reading this 👇
Wow!!

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