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Seize the Day (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
from Penguin Classics
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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The loser in all of us... 
While this book is technically a "novella", it packs a lot of punch for its 114 pages. If you're looking for a light, fun read, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
The plot is almost incidental to the internal dialogue. After all, nothing much really happens. We're introduced to "Tommy Wilhelm" as he buys his morning newspaper. Then he goes to breakfast with his father. Then he meets an aquaintance and and they go to the stock market. Then he helps an old man find a cigar store. Exciting stuff, right?more info
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A Short, Wonderous, Uncomfortable Book
I read this book several months, and I revisit it in my thoughts weekly. The character's of this book are not likable. Consequently, that may be why I found the book so compelling, and thought provoking. It's a man of failure, and I believe everyone may find one like trait in the protagonist that shakes them to their core.
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GREAT MOVIE MISERABLE TRANSFER TO DVD
Great Movie.Has to be one of the worst Transfers to DVD I have ever seen.Both Audio and Video are grusome.I have always thought this is Williams best work to date.If you are not familar with the work of Bellows and are use, or exspecting a funny goofy Willams you will be dissapointed.This is the story to a mans life that is crumbling around him and on top of him and I believe Williams does a brilliant job in the role.No funny lines or yuk yuks. Williams charecter is bleeding out emotionaly and he plays the... more info
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More Brilliance from a Brilliant Author
Like some of the other reviewers I've only recently become aware of Saul Bellow and am incredibly impressed by the late writer's talent. This is the second book I've read of his (Humboldt's Gift is on the way) in two weeks time. Seize the Day is concise and short but conveys a massive amounts of human feeling. One cannot help from being sympathetic towards its main character, Tommy Wilhelm. The situation in which he finds himself can be attributed to his own poor decision-making and a pronounced refusal to... more info
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