Title: studs lonigan
Product review: "Studs Lonigan" is a trilogy of novels written by James Farrell about his eponymous hero (who is far more like an anti-hero). Farrell is following the naturalistic method and mode which preceded him by authors like Stephen Crane and Theodore Dreiser. There are various flaws with the opus which are far too numerous to go into, especially if one has read the naturalists, for Farrell adds just about nothing to the genre. Farrell went on to write a huge number of books but from what I have been able to gather he never really departs from this formula. I can only recommend the book if you are not familiar with this American (and European) style. And even then in my opinion there is little to offer.
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