Babbitt

Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response.

Male menopause wasn’t a pre Great Depression term, but I would say George has all the symptoms. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add to Tanis a foray into radical politics, and we are about to whiteness an emotional and financial train wreck with Babbitt at the throttle.

This is a long story, but well worth listening to. Human nature hasn’t changed much in the last ninety years. Enjoy the novel (Summary by Mike Vendetti)

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Chapter 1 John W. Michaels
00:26:39
Play 02 02 - Chapter 2 John W. Michaels
00:20:52
Play 03 03 - Chapter 3 John W. Michaels
00:29:16
Play 04 04 - Chapter 4 John W. Michaels
00:25:47
Play 05 05 - Chapter 5 John W. Michaels
00:35:22
Play 06 06 - Chapter 6 John W. Michaels
00:47:57
Play 07 07 - Chapter 7 John W. Michaels
00:24:52
Play 08 08 - Chapter 8 John W. Michaels
00:39:23
Play 09 09 - Chapter 9 John W. Michaels
00:20:05
Play 10 10 - Chapter 10 John W. Michaels
00:30:18
Play 11 11 - Chapter 11 John W. Michaels
00:12:33
Play 12 12 - Chapter 12 John W. Michaels
00:08:15
Play 13 13 - Chapter 13 John W. Michaels
00:38:01
Play 14 14 - Chapter 14 John W. Michaels
00:30:39
Play 15 15 - Chapter 15 John W. Michaels
00:25:20
Play 16 16 - Chapter 16 John W. Michaels
00:19:54
Play 17 17 - Chapter 17 John W. Michaels
00:22:28
Play 18 18 - Chapter 18 John W. Michaels
00:23:28
Play 19 19 - Chapter 19 John W. Michaels
00:29:34
Play 20 20 - Chapter 20 John W. Michaels
00:13:19
Play 21 21 - Chapter 21 John W. Michaels
00:12:31
Play 22 22 -Chapter 22 John W. Michaels
00:10:20
Play 23 23 - Chapter 23 John W. Michaels
00:20:15
Play 24 24 - Chapter 24 John W. Michaels
00:25:09
Play 25 25 - Chapter 25 John W. Michaels
00:16:34
Play 26 26 - Chapter 26 John W. Michaels
00:16:39
Play 27 27 - Chapter 27 John W. Michaels
00:17:26
Play 28 28 - Chapter 28 John W. Michaels
00:21:48
Play 29 29 - Chapter 29 John W. Michaels
00:36:42
Play 30 30 - Chapter 30 John W. Michaels
00:23:18
Play 31 31 - Chapter 31 John W. Michaels
00:15:38
Play 32 32 - Chapter 32 John W. Michaels
00:21:55
Play 33 33 - Chapter 33 John W. Michaels
00:20:41
Play 34 34 - Chapter 34 John W. Michaels
00:22:55