Reading Sincair Lewis's "It can't happen here". Ask me if I'm paranoid!

[JanMichael]

280 pages into it and I think Doresmus is going the get killed by the Fascists.

Perhaps I'm mistaken?

Anyone else read it???

[Misinformed01]

1. Ya think???

He might-I think the annoying ones are going to go first.

[JanMichael]

4. That would be me?

Thanks honey, I love you too!

<big wet kiss>

[Misinformed01]

5. No, you are never annoying

I love you honey.

I am going to PM Skittles and see if she wants to send all those beenie babies in the living room to Iraq-

[HawkerHurricane]

2. Many years ago...

And I can't remember who Doresmus is...is he the protagonist, or his daughter's fiance?

[JanMichael]

3. He's the protagonist. The editor of the local paper.

I see death...

[HawkerHurricane]

7. I'd tell you, but that would spoil it.

It's not a nice book, though. Although it is my favorite Sinclair Lewis.

(Must go to library, check out Sinclair Lewis books...it's been too long)

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

13. I reread "It Can't Happen Here"

about the time the Patriot Act was being passed. I reread "Elmer Gantry" in the late 1980's, about the time Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart were imploding.

Sinclair Lewis may not be the greatest literature (his Nobel Prize notwithstanding), but his social commentary and humor wear remarkably well over the years. Now I have to reread "Babbit."

I think somebody needs to suggest to a Tim Robbins that it's high time for new film adaptations of these books.

[Lizz612]

6. I read it over the summer

Do you REALLY want to know?
I don't think you do, its better not to know.
Some main characters do die.... I wont say which ones.
I couldn't read it for more than ten minutes at a time, I got too angry and would need to go for a walk.

[even]

8. Lewis ran for Gov. of Calf.

Back in the"30s. Depression times. I don't know who won but it wasn't him. It seems time for a google.I am curious.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

12. That was Upton Sinclair

Author of "The Jungle."

[no_hypocrisy]

9. No, you are a rational critical thinker.

Lewis was so ahead of his time. He hit the nail on the head with regard to the low mentality of American society as evidenced in It Can't Happen Here, Main Street, and Elmer Gantry.

You are not paranoid. But we should all hear the warning.

[madfloridian]

10. Ah, Elmer Gantry. What a movie!

Would fit right into our country today.
http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product.asp?master_movie_id=705

Burt Lancaster nailed that role.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Long time ago...

and it scared the crap out of me.

[Zolok]

14. Re-elect Windrip in 2004 :)

Ah Buzz....just a touch of pathetic Warren Harding to his demagoguery as I recall.
:)
Hey if you REALLY wanna scare yourself read "Come Nineveh COme Tyre" by Allen Drury.
If you filter out Allan's knee jerk anti-communism and liberal-bashing you basically get a prophecy of George Bush Jr.'s America.
For Fred Van Ackerman read Tom Delay
For the "Help America Act" read "The Patriot Act"
For Walter Dobius read William Safire
For Speaker Jawbone Swarthman read Denny Hastert
:)

One of these days I'm gonna elaborate on the above notions and post it as a review on Amazon.com
Should be interesting...

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