On the surface, everything is all right with Babbitt's world—the solid, successful businessman.
But in reality, George F. Babbit is a lonely middle-aged man who doesn't understand his family, who has an unsuccessful fling at an affair, who voices sympathy for some striking workers and is almost financially ruined by his action, who finds his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe.
He is a man who has added a new word to our language—BABBITT...a word which means a booster, a success... a sheep.
BABBITT is generally regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, yet it is also considered by many to be "inaccessible." With that knowledge in hand, Wolfram Kandinsky manages to give life to Nobel Prize winner Lewis's story about George F. Babbitt, a successful businessman who is a failure as a parent, a husband, and a lover. Kandinsky's reading is generally well done, although at times his relaxed pace allows the story to drag, making it easier for the reader to lose focus. Most of the time, however, Kandinsky hits his target with remarkable power and demonstrates why the name BABBITT has become an entry in the American vernacular. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
—London Observer...
Mr. Lewis is a genius... an idealist, an artist.
—William Allen White...
"Sinclair Lewis is one of the major prophets of our time."
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