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Oooh how is "An American Tragedy"? I had a copy of the book floating around and never got around to reading it.
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I love "An American Tragedy". It's one of my favorite novels. You have to give it a chance, though. Dreiser's style is rather dense and he is very fond of run-on sentences. He also spends the first couple hundred pages describing the youth of the main character and his first romance, which can seem somewhat draggy and boring. But once you get into it, it really pulls you in, and the ending is mesmerizing. So if you do end up reading it, my advice is not to give up too easily.
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I read "An American Tragedy" almost 40 years ago, but I've never forgotten it. What a great book.
Also enjoyed "Sister Carrie."
Are there any other good ones he's written that you know of?
I read "An American Tragedy" almost 40 years ago, but I've never forgotten it. What a great book.
Also enjoyed "Sister Carrie."
Are there any other good ones he's written that you know of?
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I must admit, "An American Tragedy" and "Sister Carrie" are the only two of his that I've read myself. The only other novel of his that I'm interested in reading is "Jennie Gerhardt", but I haven't read that one yet. I wouldn't expect any of them to be as good as "An American Tragedy", which is considered his masterpiece.
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Alright thanks! I'm not even sure I have my old copy anymore, but I will look!
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