An American Tragedy
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Average rating3.8
The classic depiction of the harsh realities of American life, the dark side of the American Dream, and one man's doomed pursuit of love and success..."Mr. Dreiser is not imitative and belongs to no school. He is at heart a mysticist and a fatalist, though using the realistic method. He is, on the evidence of this novel alone, a power." --The New York Times Book Review
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55 primary books#140 in LOA
LOA is a 55-book series with 55 released primary works first released in 1820 with contributions by Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Washington Irving.
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It was an extremely difficult book to read. For me, it did not truly pick up until page 450. An amazing book despite it being lengthy. If you wish to challenge yourself with a fiction book, this is an excellent challenge.
Книга,которую сложно было читать по причине того,что главный герой - откровенный дурак с ценностями,которые я не разделяю. Порой его действия и мысли были настолько не осмысленными и ветреными,что их хотелось пропустить. Книга,в целом,интересная,хоть и длинная,с правильными посылами и показом того,какую ответственность человек может нести за свои действия
A great narrative that truly gets to the heart of the shallowness of our prevailing “societal values.” Blind ambition bereft of any discernable virtues lead to, well...
A nice companioin to the F. Scott Fitzgerald's books.
