ZEST

by Charles G. Norris ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 17, 1933

There must be a mistake in this title. Or else the chief ingredient is omitted from the mixture. It should be called FUTILITY, for rarely does one encounter a hero who so completely misses the ""zest"" of life as does the youth in this book. As in SEED and BREAD and BRASS, so in this, the plot is built around and up to a text. In this instance, the text concerns itself -- the author states -- with the need of a man for many maids, to touch all the facets of his personality. As it works itself out, the reader comes to feel that it is the need of many maids for one man, so minor a part does he play in taking the initiative. A disappointing book, not approaching the sales possibilities of its predecessor, SEED.

Pub Date: May 17, 1933

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1933

Categories: NONFICTION