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Title: DISAPPOINMENT
Review: I read this as an assignment from our San Francisco Mechanics Institute Book Club. Hersey worked for Sinclair Lewis and his mentor's style is obvious. It is done in the same rather superficial narrative style.as Lewis' works. Admittedly, I like a novel with psychological, spiritual and symbolic aspects. A Bell for Adano does have the the overly obvious symbolism of the connection to our Liberty Bell. Basically this is a propaganda piece for W.W.II. It did have over 20 printings in a short period of time which brings to mind the expression that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American and, in this case, also British people. Despite its triteness and thin literary veneer it is an easy read suitable for an airplane ride and a 9th grade English class.
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