Winesburg, Ohio

Cool Sketches and Nicely Formatted

I like the way the book is put together and the additional sketches that describe the characters. Of course, Sherwood Anderson is a writer that is a giant in American literature, while at the time writing stories that have much to say to us today.

Interesting.

Although it begins slowly and eerily, it does eventually unfold. The stories are connected in an interesting way, and it is up to you to see it either as one big story or a bunch of little ones. It was easy to relate to most of the stories in some way, and this made for a relaxing read. I recommend this to those who have ever lived in a small town.

One of the few books I hate

This book was an agonizing read at best. A sad little book about a sad little town with sad little people and their sad little lives.

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Midwestern Malaise

This book bored me to death. There are some wonderful sentences here and there, but I guess I'm just not cultured enough to like books without plots. Malaise: The Midwest Edition would have been just as suitable a title - I honestly don't see why this is considered one of the most influential books of all time.

Intertwined characters

Anderson very creatively intertwined the characters of his fictional town. It's as if we're in a 360 degree setting. It is also intriguing how relatively open about human sexuality Anderson is, given the early 1900s time period in which it was written.

Interesting but bizarre reading.

This book was nothing at all what I had imagined. I haven't read it all as yet, but so far, it has been somewhat interesting as a collection of very short tales of various small town people and their ideosyncrasies. The writing style is nothing like any other I have noticed before, although one might see certain resemblances in the writings of Chekhov and Katherine Mansfield. I can't say that I can relate to most of the characters or to the situations portrayed, which might be why the tales seem interesting.

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I get it. Everything's grotesque. Can we please move on?

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Winesburg is interesting.

This book is interesting if you like short mini stories that are all connected together.

Good characters, interesting stories, but...

The stories were intriguing and the character development was good, but, my Lord, the writing! The passive language was so bad, I found myself picking up a pen and editing the text while I read. Didn't they have copy editors back in 1919? Still, I enjoyed the book, even though I found the writing style hard to handle at times. All in all, I give it a positive review.

Lost something in the Audio 'translation'.

I wish I had read the book first...the audio version failed to move me. The readers, famous as they may be for their own work, are NOT performers..they were not able to bring the stories alive..they seem pretty uninterested and really untalented. Wonder how much they were paid for their individual 'performances'? Oh well... Might I suggest a REALLY good audio book? Pepys' Diary, read by Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh...a great example of how an audio book should be done.

Andersons grotesque and hands

anderson with a clear and humble style expresses the half dreams of these half wits in such a charming and touching way, couldnt put it down and still cant. it really was a poets job and anderson knew this

A classic

Sherwood Anderson¿s story cycle about small-town life blurs the lines between novel and short story, while using a narrative style that sometimes blurs the lines between past and present. In fact, this book captures a time when the agrarian past was falling to the industrial present. The characters are often charming, but their lives are often tragic. This book has influenced countless writers and deserves its place as one of the classics of American literature.

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