tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post5582957943813922190..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 53: An American Tragedy and Book Stats.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-27452761416923737652010-08-20T17:50:45.653-04:002010-08-20T17:50:45.653-04:00Don't be intimidated! Once you get into it--a...Don't be intimidated! Once you get into it--and if you like trashy drama, you'll get into it--it'll be hard to put down. And you will hate worrying about that antihero. But you will worry!<br /><br />Seems like I'm making a lot of encouraging comments about this book lately. But I really think it should be read. It's a great book.DeMistyhttp://somethingread.typepad.com/was-it-something-i-read/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-36240326046818114962010-08-18T21:59:14.913-04:002010-08-18T21:59:14.913-04:00I read this last summer, and I found it tragically...I read this last summer, and I found it tragically long. It's not that I didn't like it -- it started out a little slow, then it was really good, then the ending just dragged on FOREVER. I just think Dreiser could have used some editing. There's some great stuff in there but I thought he was belaboring the point. The last section just seemed to go on and on. <br /><br />That being said, there is some really interesting stuff in there about the class system here in America, and the American dream and what people are willing to do to achieve it. I'm currently reading Therese Raquin by Emile Zola, which covers some similar stuff -- just a whole lot shorter, and in Paris. It's really good, though. And I have read A Northern Light which I liked very much.Karenlibrarianhttp://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-7675574853866307212010-08-17T20:41:34.441-04:002010-08-17T20:41:34.441-04:00I absolutely love this book! The first time I read...I absolutely love this book! The first time I read it, I literally read it in three days. The second time it took me longer (about 2 weeks) but that's because I was reading so many other books and wasn't really in the mood for a reread.<br /><br />Ironically, I haven' tbeen able to read A Northern Light because it's just too similar to this book.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-61043126498671606332010-08-17T17:27:35.485-04:002010-08-17T17:27:35.485-04:00This is one of those books I've mulled over re...This is one of those books I've mulled over reading as well... but am also wildly intimidated by it. Why is it so long?!? I wish you all the best with it, and can't wait to hear your thoughts on it. Maybe it'll give me the push I need to try it myself.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477615688291798393noreply@blogger.com