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Loading... Rich Man, Poor Man (edition 1978)by Irwin Shaw (Author)
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   No current Talk conversations about this book.   AnkaraLibrary | Feb 23, 2024 |  The one exception is Gretchen, who finds several creative sparks that surprise and motivate her to pursue a handful of different careers. Out of all the women within the novel's pages, she comes the closest to being an independent character in her own right. But Shaw muddles this up too, by making the main thrust of her arc revolve completely around her failed romantic relationships and not her career. Even the disappointing ending hinges on the "salacious" behavior of an important woman character. And, yes, it's primarily to provide a moment of pathos for one of the male characters at the novel's conclusion. I realize sexism was normalized and accepted in the time period of the story, as well as the one in which it was written, but it doesn't make it any easier to read. And it's all the more surprising that the story ends in 1969, at the dawn of the women's liberation movement. This could've been a great opportunity for Shaw to address the events his women characters have gone through and reflect on how things are possibly beginning to change. But nope, the most he does is have his characters offhandedly criticize "those damn pot-smoking hippies" and that's as far as he delves into progressive social movements. What a waste. (  ) bugaboo_4 | Jan 3, 2021 | ) GeneHunter | Mar 13, 2016 | TheWasp | Dec 2, 2012 |  ) GrannyNanny | Mar 20, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:This New York Timesâ??bestselling saga of two brothers in postwar America, the basis for the classic miniseries, is "a book you can't put down" (The New York Times). Siblings Rudy, Tom, and Gretchen Jordache grow up in a small town on the Hudson River. They're in their teens in the 1940s, too young to go to war but marked by it nevertheless. Their father is the local baker, and nothing suggests they will live storied lives. Yet, in this sprawling saga, each member of the family pushes against the grain of history and confronts the perils and pleasures of a world devastated by conflict and transformed by American commerce and culture. A memorable novel by one of America's greatest twentieth-century authors, Rich Man, Poor Man offers a gripping ride through America between the Second World War and Vietnam. It was made into one of the first primetime TV mini-series, and starred Nick Nolte, Peter Strauss, and Susan Blakely. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate. No library descriptions found. |
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