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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"On Sunday afternoons people would drive out to have a look,
This review is from: The Lockwood Concern (Paperback)
at George Lockwood's wall . . . ." So begins my favorite work of John O'Hara (except perhaps for the "Sermons and Soda Water" trilogy, but that's another review). "The Lockwood Concern" follows the lives of four generations of Lockwoods as they gain social status. The characters are brilliantly drawn and unforgettable, particularly Abraham, the second Lockwood in the line and the one who names the "concern." As always, the dialogue leaps from the page and the strains of plot are too subtle to be properly discussed in a brief review. This is some of John O'Hara's best work and I cannot imagine why it is not frequently reprinted. You will not regret reading it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Luscious writing,
By Showme (Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lockwood Concern (Paperback)
One of the best passages in the book: "In Swedish Haven, thrift was a word that was pronounced as reverently as the name Jesus ..."
Within the context of language, phrasing, pace, and general observations on humanity and society at a certain time and place in America, the Lockwood Concern is a feast that somehow delights all of the reader's senses. I especially loved how Mr. O'Hara depicted the temporary juxtaposition of an old order and a new, such as between the agrarian v. urban and Pennsylvania Dutch v. English. I rate the book a four instead of a five because Mr. O'Hara's characterizations, while seemingly deep and intriguing in the beginning of the book, simply repeat with small variation each generation, which dulled my interest.
2 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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By Douglas S Gillman "Coastwatch Grid *n ;;;Chuu... (Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands, South Pacific) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Lockwood Concern (Paperback)
Egress had been your problem. At Crete there is the
Labyrinth, Minotaur and string carrier. Someone has left string in your lonesome.. others come to pluck it innocently. The firmament is the wall between you and eternity. The labyrinth has walls also.... But the walls are orthogonal to your pace... some say, and you walk alone also. But then, together in your endeavor, the banter is light and chatty, concerted union... somehow egress is achieved and you go to the parking lot of your compound. The string is in you you know. When you leave the island compound, and you're alone. Anger alone.
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