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Appointment in Samarra
Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | John O'Hara
The best-loved book by the writer whom Fran Lebowitz compared to the author of The Great Gatsby, calling him “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald” One of the great novels of small-town American life, Appointment in Samarra is John O’Hara’s crowning achievement. In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. Brimming with wealth and privilege, jealousy and infidelity, O’Hara’s iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream—and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer.
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MisterBeard
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Great read! Surprisingly timeless and insightful. A master writer.

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starwolf
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Gripping! Litteraly couldn't put the thing down.

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

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Pickpick

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.

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twohectobooks
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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.

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Baawrabookster
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"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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Creadnorthey
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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.