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Old 02-07-2022, 08:12 PM   #46
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Another that I suspect hasn’t held up and is unreadable now is Thomas Wolfe. Not Tom, although I suspect a case could be made for his books too, except for The Right Stuff.. Anyway, Thomas. Does anyone read Look Homeward, Angel anymore? And it was downhill from there. The also-ran in Max Perkins’ stable of famous writers and the others have already made the list.
I actually took an entire class on Wolfe at UNC, and one of our libraries houses his papers as it was also his alma mater. I wouldn't go out of my way to read it again, but I enjoyed Look Homeward, Angel.

I also really love The Road which was also mentioned here. It is probably in my wife's top 25 of all time.
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