Have I read this before: Nope.

Review: ‘Twas good! I liked the portrayal of how people in George’s hometown reacted badly to his novel that was based on the town and their lives. I also liked the interweaving of the 1929 stock market crash and the emphasis on how George feels like – as the title states – he can’t go home again due to various factors.

Favorite Part: I love this description of the stock market crash. I think it’s easy to view that event as something that was sudden and catastrophic to everyone, when in fact it took time for its effects to actually hit everyone:

“The collapse of the Stock Market, which had begun in late October, was in some ways like the fall of a gigantic boulder into the still waters of a lake. The suddenness of it sent waves of desperate fear moving in ever-widening circles throughout America. Millions of people in the far-off hamlets, towns, and cities did not know what to make of it. Would its effects touch them? They hoped not.”

Rating: 6/10