tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764001039642101892.post6397981716958395005..comments2024-03-11T10:53:02.557-07:00Comments on Kahn's Corner: 1927: Elmer Gantry by Sinclair LewisMatt Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07036604086152459854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764001039642101892.post-36077560001443993652015-08-25T06:40:57.915-07:002015-08-25T06:40:57.915-07:00Finally finished Elmer Gantry. It took awhile but ...Finally finished Elmer Gantry. It took awhile but it was worth the effort. I had seen the Burt Lancaster movie many years ago but don't remember much about it except the ending. The movie, as I remember, has Gantry paying for his transgressions in the end. The book ending is different, and I think better. Gantry is almost brought down, but survives to preach again, his eyes already on a new pretty girl.capewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028921297568214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764001039642101892.post-25397674555858543422013-05-24T16:34:19.250-07:002013-05-24T16:34:19.250-07:00The popular figure who lectures others about moral...The popular figure who lectures others about morality while acting corruptly in his own life, and protecting himself with his money-raising skills, is probably an evergreen character--in literature and life. <br /><br />One thing that's eerie about Lewis is how many of the books that he wrote in the early 20th Century are relevant in the 21st. Or maybe that's not eerie so much as just a side effect of keying in on certain fundamental aspects of human nature. Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764001039642101892.post-89765209032804919712013-05-20T08:35:27.507-07:002013-05-20T08:35:27.507-07:00Thanks, It is now on my Kindle waiting for me to r...Thanks, It is now on my Kindle waiting for me to read, I am enjoying your reviews.jaycoles@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299489611656202052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764001039642101892.post-83397512531348560642013-05-20T06:27:53.884-07:002013-05-20T06:27:53.884-07:00Sinclair Lewis was never a subtle writer but Elmer...Sinclair Lewis was never a subtle writer but Elmer Gantry is pretty hard hitting.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.com