Talk:The Ginger Man

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Perplexing attempt to contextualize the novel

"The Ginger Man was part of the rush of fictionalized works immediately following the Second World War, an era which includes seminal works by John Dos Passos, Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck."

First of all, each of the authors named was famous for work done well prior to WWII. Second of all, the book was published in 1955, so it was hardly "rushed" into print after the war. And what is a "fictionalized work," as opposed to, say, a mere novel?--Jperrylsu (talk) 21:23, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Where's the "Plot" Section?

I'm struck by the absence of a "Plot" section in this article. That lack makes the article largely useless to the wikipedia reader who, when looking at an article about a novel, would like a summary of the novel's narrative. Is there an editor among us who's read The Ginger Man or (even better) secondary source articles about it (book reviews or published critical essays) describing what goes on within The Ginger Man for those of us who haven't read it? --loupgarous (talk) 20:43, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I came to this page to say what, I find, loupgarous has already said so well. Maproom (talk) 20:42, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I concur with the above comments. Came here to find out what this book was about. Am left completely in the dark. TheBlinkster (talk) 18:51, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, this omission is incredible. 2A00:23C5:FE0C:2100:F0DC:B56C:C609:6E2C (talk) 19:42, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I don't know what it's about and I'm afraid to find out. --YRG (talk) 02:14, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I also was surprised at this; however I found a small synopsis, although not especially tempted to read more. Claverhouse (talk) 00:43, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-ginger-man/#gsc.tab=0