Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott by Sinclair Lewis

Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

Sinclair Lewis

464 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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Sinclair Lewis's barbed portrait of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, shattered the myth of the American Middle West as God's Country and became a symbol of the cultural narrow-mindedness and smug complacency of small towns everywhere. A Penguin Classic ...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 1,174 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

funny: 37%

emotional: 29%

challenging: 21%

sad: 21%

lighthearted: 13%

dark: 10%

informative: 10%

hopeful: 8%

relaxing: 8%

inspiring: 5%

tense: 5%

Pace

13% of readers chose medium
86% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

74% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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