It has been a long 6 weeks, reading The Adventures of Augie March. I really did enjoy the book, but had a tough time following the story because it's written simply to be a novel, not to have a moral like many other stories. The book follows a guy, Augie from childhood through his mid-adult life, and describes all the great adventures he has. My favorite thing about the book was the way the author described sensations, emotions, and observations with such tactile words and colorful phrases.

This book is touted as the quintessential American novel because it's supposed to tell the story of typical Americans, pursuing the American dream. I thought it was so interesting that about half of the book was spent in Mexico... But I did think the author did a nice job portraying the wants of many Americans and the passion behind finding your path in life.

I had a hard time with all the references to adultery since that was quite commonplace in the book. But I do recognize that is a part of the American culture, so I'd imagine it was a fairly accurate representation.

Overall I did enjoy the book, and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in an epic adventure.

Next up: Animal Farm by George Orwell. I'm already 50 pages in, so hopefully I'll have another post in a week.

Thanks for reading!
Mary