Edith K. Dunton, “Read 'em or Not,” Rutland Daily Herald

March 12, 1935, p. 8

WAITING FOR NOTHING, by Tom Kromer (Knopf). No, you never heard of Tom Kromer. He is just one of those nameless boys who has who has stopped at your door for a handout. He was ambitious once—worked hard for his education, had high hopes for the future; now the next meal and a place to sleep is all he thinks about. Let’s hope his remarkable record of what it means to be really down and out will have a big sale.