Peyton Place and Return to Peyton Place (Modern Classics)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0517204770 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Every place has a bit of "Peyton Place" Allen Smalling I first read "Peyton Place" when it was still considered hot stuff and just re-read the book to see how it had held up. Nobody would read it today just for the sexual frankness, when any R-rated movie or bestselling novel can use much more graphic language. But I enjoyed the book; it may not be great literature but it was a good read and not mere trash. Although the book was banned in many places in the Fifties, the kind of everyday profanity Peyton Place's citizens use struck me as pretty genuine.The book runs from about 1. Times change, people truely stay the same . Maurice Williams The clear, eloquent writing of Metalious immediately seized my attention. The steady, powerful development of characters aroused my interests and kept me eagerly anticipating their experiences. The damnation of this literary jewel in 1956 provides excellent insight to the era. Although much has changed since 1956; the scandals, struggles and experiences depicted in the novel seem to have remained the same. I read this book thinking that there would be vast differences in what would have constituted a scandal then versus now. Good character development and crazy storyline I can understand why this book became a soap opera and that it was (and to me still is) on the scandalous side. I was surprised to learn how long ago this was written because I could see this being one of those banned books back in the day. The story was slow to start, but once it got juicy I could not put it down. I honestly felt sorry for Selena and I could not form any sympathy for Allison. The characters in this novel are very well developed to get me to have strong feelings either for or against many of them. Let's jus
Today, the once shocking novel and its sequel seem tame, and are taught in college English courses as classics of their time, well-written and honest in the evocation of the passions, jealousies, and secrets of small-town America.. Its sequel, Return to Peyton Place, published in 1959, was a national best-seller for many, many months. Considered scandalous it its time of publication, Peyton Place, stirred controversy with its explicit—for the time—depictions of sex and sins in a small New England town. Peyton Place, publish
From Library Journal Metalious's 1956 novel spawned both a hit feature film and a popular TV series that certainly was the forerunner of all the prime-time soapers that have followed. 74.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. (For more on the shifting academic publishing scene, see Inside Track, LJ 4/15/99, p. The paperback reprint features an introduction by scholar Ardis Cameron.