Reviews for Three Soldiers

The average rating for Three Soldiers based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-01 00:00:00 Andreas Marschner ABSOLUTEY MAGNIFICENT......... could not put it down!!!!! Review later -- Time to hike! xoxo Update: Thank you *Anne*!!!! ...... for telling me about this book! I knew nothing about Booth Tarkington until just a few days ago. For those who might not either, ( okay, maybe just a few of you)... Booth Tarkington was a leading American novelist of the Interwar period. He was famous for this book, 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Alice Adams'. Although he was considered by many to be American's greatest living author in the 1910's and the 1920's, being one of only three novelist to win the Pulitzer Prize multiple times, his works are sadly neglected today. I plan to read more of his books. 'The Magnificent Ambersons' won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. The setting is largely a fictionalized version of Indianapolis and much of it was inspired by the neighborhood of Woodruff Place. Woodruff Place it's a neighborhood in Indianapolis located about a mile east of downtown, and was once considered to be one of the most affluent neighborhoods before the beginning of a gradual decline as the automobile led to the development of newer upscale subdivisions beginning in the 1910's. From the start of this story, Tarkington painted a marvelous visional experience of the town.....( almost a character in itself)....with the most enjoyable characters a reader would want to spend time with, from any novel. The story spans over 50 years. We experience the changes through three generations of the aristocratic Amberson family, once the envy by many.....with their wealth and prestigious social status - As the years went by - rural small town society and the Amerson's fortunes began to decline with the rise of the automobile - and the industrial revolution massively increasing. What makes this book so adoringly charming - are the characters.... especially the relationships between George - Lucy - Isabell - and Eugene. AND THE DIALOGUE: it's ruthless, gutless, and often humorous in that dry-wonderful way....and simply delicious! And George, poor George? arrogant George? Foolish George? ...George Amberson Minafer....is one heck of an unruly character. The first time he told someone to go to hell, he was only nine years old. And that person was an adult. ( spoiled, snobbish, better-than-thou).... but.....I just couldn't find it in my heart to hate him And Lucy.... dear beautiful, wise, Lucy.... she is a character to love.... George loves her too... Lucy loves him.... But.....I'm not spillin the beans .... on how that turns out. This 'fall-from-grace' story was sooooo compulsively and compelling to read ....my entire soul is enriched. HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. A 'treat' read..... A REALLY SPECIAL 'classic'! $1.99 Kindle special! SUCH A DEAL!!!!

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-01 00:00:00 John Steffanci All the tropes of the All-American novel notwithstanding, the best part of "Magnificent Ambersons" is the creation of its protagonist, Georgie Amberson, perennial brat & complete a$$hole. His impressions on the town, of which he is the most affluent and expectation-filled member, of the riffraff, are outstandingly hell-air-eeous! There are multiple love stories, some romantic, some familial. There are several dashes with history, especially with the invention of the automobile. Yup, a novel about America with a precocious imp in the center of it. THE stuff Pulitzer Dreams are made of!