tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post676862486770449551..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: "A Lovely Detective Story": Sinclair Lewis, Mystery Writer?The Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-4344544358568850862012-08-11T14:32:45.988-07:002012-08-11T14:32:45.988-07:00Well, Les, thankfully Lewis at last didn't hav...Well, Les, thankfully Lewis at last didn't have contempt for the genre, like the hoity-toit Wilson!<br /><br />I'm a dissenter when it comes to admiration for The Poisoned Chocolates Cate, but Dirda's is a good, comprehensive, informed list.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-42456623037856034202012-08-11T08:30:50.155-07:002012-08-11T08:30:50.155-07:00Interesting post; I must say I'm more interest...Interesting post; I must say I'm more interested in Lewis's thoughts on mysteries than in anything Edmund Wilson ever wrote - his essay has always seemed to me both pig-headed and obtuse. I do like Michael Dirda's list very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-84565867240236314292012-07-20T18:01:48.852-07:002012-07-20T18:01:48.852-07:00I loved Babbitt and Main Street, which I read in h...I loved Babbitt and Main Street, which I read in high school. Some of the first "serious" reading I did. Am rereading Main street now!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-9362810726943777862012-07-11T14:18:15.126-07:002012-07-11T14:18:15.126-07:00I think MALICE AFORETHOUGHT is the most forgotten....I think MALICE AFORETHOUGHT is the most forgotten. Lewis was a great writer. I read all of his books in my youth.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-15811552661181947432012-07-11T13:15:46.602-07:002012-07-11T13:15:46.602-07:00Meant to add: I don't have much to say about t...Meant to add: I don't have much to say about the four mysteries Lewis chose as the 'essentials'. Simply, I don't agree.<br /><br />And Edmund Wilson sounds like a snob and who cares what he thinks. :)<br /><br />I'm probably closer to agreeing with Michael Dirda. Though not completely.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-47233374967518795232012-07-11T13:11:30.954-07:002012-07-11T13:11:30.954-07:00Enjoyed reading your post, re: Sinclair Lewis. I&#...Enjoyed reading your post, re: Sinclair Lewis. I'm surprised no one's thought to bring Lewis to life as a mystery/detective write solving crimes himself. That would be fun.<br /><br />I recently read the Sinclair Lewis novel, DODSWORTH and loved it. It remains one of my favorite books even if few people still read Sinclair Lewis. I remember being forced to read ARROWSMITH at a totally inappropriate time and hating it. But thankfully, I didn't give up on Lewis.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com