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A review by bent
The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand
4.0
After a slow start, I got into it and really enjoyed this book. It has a gentle, dry wit to it that took some getting used to. I was expecting a broader satire along the lines of Babbitt, but this book is subtler, with a real love of its protagonist.
George Apley is of the sandwich generation, child of the generation that built the city that he loves and the fortune that sustains him, and father of the 'lost generation' that went off to war and came back filled with discontent at the old world. As a result, he sees himself as being a custodian of a certain way of life, and of the Apley family. This causes him to impose limits on himself and his life, but he views his chains as being made of silk rather than iron. I found his story compelling and somewhat poignant, and in the end, very absorbing.
George Apley is of the sandwich generation, child of the generation that built the city that he loves and the fortune that sustains him, and father of the 'lost generation' that went off to war and came back filled with discontent at the old world. As a result, he sees himself as being a custodian of a certain way of life, and of the Apley family. This causes him to impose limits on himself and his life, but he views his chains as being made of silk rather than iron. I found his story compelling and somewhat poignant, and in the end, very absorbing.