Winesburg, Ohio
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Average rating4.3
Winesburg, Ohio is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the nineteenth century. At the centre is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's 'grotesques'--solitary figures unable to communicate with others. George is their conduit for expression and solace from loneliness, but he has his own longings which eventually draw him away from home to seek a career in the city. He carries with him the dreams and unuttered words of remarkable characters such as Wing Biddlebaum, the disgraced former teacher, and the story-telling Doctor Parcival.
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Winesburg, Ohio
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (3/5) or 6.42/10 overall
Characters - 6
A variety of interesting characters, however I didn't feel very invested in them
Atmosphere - 7
An interesting atmosphere, the town generally felt cohesive tho
Writing - 7
Not a style I particularly enjoyed, but it was still decent.
Plot - 6
Uh, there was a plot in this? News to me! /j
The stories seemed to connect through George Willard, but otherwise it was very haphazard and hard to follow imo
Intrigue - 8
I was surprisingly intrigued because I legit had no clue where the stories were leading. I couldn't really guess where anything was going because it was so jumbled and such.
Logic - 6
Some logic, but I can't say much of the book made a whole lot of sense in a realistic world.
Enjoyment - 5
I'm ambivalent about this book. I had to read it for school and while it wasn't something that I would rave about, I didn't hate it either. I didn't like how much the stories seemed to sidetrack but otherwise I don't really have any gripes with this book other than it being old-timey but that makes sense.
