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Originally Posted by ChiefFripp
Maybe you can explain this one to me; Why do literary folk not consider Upton Sinclaire to be much of an author? The only praise I ever see the man receiving is based on his social commentary, not his actual writing. I've only read World war and The Jungle but both books were amazing, and to me a tleast, amazingly written.
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Well, The Jungle is pretty much required reading for most high school American Literature courses, so it's hard to argue that he doesn't get much love. I just don't think he's considered much of a stylist. He's a journalist who ended up writing timely novels on important subjects in a journalistic fashion, whereas you have someone like Hemingway who was a journalist who wrote novels and elevated the style into something fresh and unique.
In all honesty, though, I haven't read Sinclair in ages. I should probably revisit him.