Word: insipid
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have been called a raving Red, an insipid idiot, and an awful ass of late-many times- all because of my publicly avowed intention of voting for Upton Sinclair...
...first novel in English and to announce it as the first volume of a trilogy. Gentler in tone than most proletarian novels (perhaps because its scene is patient Sweden), it hints at a rougher sequel. To many a reader who likes highly-seasoned stories, Our Daily Bread will seem insipid fare, but for those who can do without salt it will provide an honest mouthful...
...attempted to reproduce the atmosphere which has made so many of their past ventures successful. Unfortunately, the day of Mr. Franz Lehar seems to be over. Conventional tunes, unfunny lines, a complicated and ill-written plot combine to make "The Moon Rises" seem a rehash of all the more insipid shows of the early 'Twenties...
...Riding On A Rainbow"--Brunswick, recorded in England. Ambrose's Embassy Club Orchestra trys a snappy spiritual Fox Trot with excellent results. Also "On A Steamer Coming Over," an insipid Fox Trot played by Ambrose's orchestra as if they were disgusted...
...almost moving discussion of Remarque's "The Road Back". The worst part of the book is that headed "Three Newsreels", in which the contents of three issues of a New York newspaper are listed with pitiless cruelty (to the reader), unrelieved through twenty-five pages of triviality and insipid humor...