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Great read! Surprisingly timeless and insightful. A master writer.

Gripping! Litteraly couldn't put the thing down.

Nothing has really blown my mind yet this year, but Appointment in Samarra came close. Definitely my #favbookoftheyearsofar #riotgrams

Wasn‘t sure what to expect from this #modernlibrarytop100 book but it served up an excellent, sexy, darkly comedic story about rich people at the beginning of the Great Depression in a small city in Pennsylvania. Julian English is partying at the country club before Christmas and wants to throw a drink in another man‘s face. Things go downhill for him from there. Will be reading more John O‘Hara for sure.

Just picked up my next #modernlibrarytop100 book from the library. I have no idea what it‘s about, but this is the best cover I‘ve seen in a long time.

"The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place."
- Appointment In Samarra

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This has a lot of the elements of a Fitzgerald yet exists on a more populist (less epic) plane. This is drinking, sex and tragedy floating on a bygone world and good riddance. Not many write with the humorous bite of O'Hara.