Oil! by Upton Sinclair
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Book Reviews of Oil!
Book Review: great read
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a novel about greed says the back cover. And it was. I thoroughly enjoyed it. This made my summer 2009. The print is small and the pages are numerous so it takes some time to get through it, but Upton Sinclair is a genius and like The Jungle : The Uncensored Original Edition this book is remarkable. Glad to have read it.
Ever wondered what it was like in California right after the dawn of cars that top out at 45 mph. This is the book for you. Beautiful descriptions of the countryside. This book is about business in its virulent form.
Book Review: labor vs. capital
Summary: 5 Stars
I am enjoying this book. It's main character is the son of a rich self starter oil man. But how the oil man has become rich is the point of the book. He has become rich by taking advantage of the poor. The son befriends one of the carpenters who works for his father and learns what it is like to not have enough money. Then comes an inner struggle for the young man to figure out if he will take over the oil business and continue in the mode of his father, enjoying the wealth, or take care of labor and possibly not be able to sustain the business.Book Review: well written fiction about a time long gone
Summary: 5 Stars
What a fascinating book. We are able to take a peek at life in the 1920`s as though we are there. The social milieu is described so much in depth that the interest in the book does not let up, even though it is somewhat long. Upton Sinclair of course was a master novelist, and his writing is such a pleasure to absorb. The plot is exciting, though it is secondary to the descriptions of life as it was 85 years ago.Book Review: Dad Liked It
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my Dad and he said he really liked it and highly reccomended it to me to borrow from him.Book Review: oil
Summary: 5 Stars
Great book about the oil scandals of the 20's. Not the same story as the movie,much broader and better.