Main Street

Somewhere in the past few weeks I came across a list of books that should be read during an election year.
It was probably on BookRiot, one of my favorite new book blogs.
One on the list, that was on my to-be-read shelf was Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.
I had absolutely no idea what it was about when I picked it up.
A big city girl moves to the small town of Gopher Prairie after she weds the local doctor.
OMG it's awesome. It fits right into that category of book I love, the frustrated housewife. It's right up there with The Yellow Wallpaper and Madame Bovary, two of my favorite books.
While talking about how frustrated she is in her new life, Carol Kennicott touches on all the social problems of the day, problems that still resonate today.
Sometimes it's even more fun to read a book when you know nothing about the story, but you know it's going to be good.