The Citadel is a moderately entertaining tale about an idealistic young doctor who almost wrecks his life pursuing material wealth.
Archive for October, 2007
Citadel Built of Saccharine and Clichés
Posted in 1937 Bestselling Novels, Romance, tagged medicine on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Northwest Passage Is Half Good Reading
Posted in 1937 Bestselling Novels, Adventure, Historical, tagged American Revolution, French and Indian Wars, Revolutionary War on October 25, 2007 | Comments Off
Northwest Passage is a super novel about the French and Indian Wars and a not-very good novel about political espionage, both between one set of covers.
Gone But Unforgettable
Posted in 1937 Bestselling Novels, Historical, Romance, tagged Atlanta, Civil War, Reconstruction, Tara on October 17, 2007 | Comments Off
Who doesn’t know the plot of Gone with the Wind?
At 16, Scarlett O’Hara, a spoiled, selfish, headstrong daughter of a wealthy plantation owner is passionately in love with Ashley Wilkes, a refined, scholarly man with no passion at all. It takes the Civil War, Reconstruction and her third husband, Rhett Butler, to make her realize Ashley was never the man for her.
Best-Selling Novels of 1937
Posted in 1937 Bestselling Novels, Lists of bestsellers by year on October 14, 2007 | Comments Off
Readers will find several famous titles and famous authors on the 1937 bestseller list. As usual, some of the books are still top-notch reading while others are merely interesting curiousities. See which ones you can unearth at your local library.Here’s the list and the rankings:1 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
2 Northwest Passage by Kenneth [...]
My 1947 top picks
Posted in 1947 Bestselling Novels, Asides, My Top Pics on October 13, 2007 | Comments Off
There are many pounds of entertaining reading on the 1947 bestseller list for 21st century readers. Novel buyers that year got plenty for their money. My favorite is the weighty novel of the Confederacy, House Divided by Ben Ames Williams.
Prince of Foxes Will Keep You Intrigued
Posted in 1947 Bestselling Novels, Adventure, Historical, My Top Pics, tagged Cesare Borgia, Italian city states, Italy, Renaissance on October 10, 2007 | Comments Off
Prince of Foxes is historical fiction at its swashbuckling best. Samuel Shellabarger sets his tale of a blacksmith’s son who picks up the armor and identify of a fallen cavalier in 1400s Italy when the Borgias were top dogs in the city states.
East Side, West Side Is Too Good for Comfort
Posted in 1947 Bestselling Novels, My Top Pics, Psychological novel, tagged divorce, marriage, World War II on October 3, 2007 | Comments Off
East Side, West Side is almost too good for comfort. In its pages we see how ordinary experiences like being bored by one’s relatives or arguing with one’s spouse can become catalysts that change the course of a person’s life.
