The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

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• 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers

  Carson McCullers was 23 years old when she wrote this deeply affecting and insightful novel which is set in the depression-era South. While it is largely thought to be a kind of memoir (the young girl Mick Kelly, who teeters between being a playful t ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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  moody, poignant writing.. very impressive

  Southern Gothic; being alone with your hopes and dreams...

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  goldtop said on Mar 29, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

  I largely enjoyed the story and the writing and the exploration of race relations in the South. However, similar to most of what Upton Sinclair has written, it is also used as a vehicle to preach socialist/communist/unionizing rhetoric to the masses.

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  Readingrat said on Sep 20, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  okay, so I started reading this book last summer, and for reasons unknown to me it held my interest. Then school started, and I had 50 pages left and kind of left it aside. So I finally finished it. Clearly, it's not one of those "can't put it down" books, and to some it may seem very boring. But I ... (continue)

  okay, so I started reading this book last summer, and for reasons unknown to me it held my interest. Then school started, and I had 50 pages left and kind of left it aside. So I finally finished it. Clearly, it's not one of those "can't put it down" books, and to some it may seem very boring. But I enjoyed it. I felt like some of it was way over my head, but nevertheless I'm glad I read it.

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  Nicole said on Jul 10, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 320 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0141185228
• ISBN-13: 9780141185224
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: Aug 31, 2000
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Library Binding, Unbound and Others
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