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sushai 's review for:
Sister Carrie
by Theodore Dreiser
Such a strange journey. For a book with a title character, I had thought I would get to know Carrie, her internal struggles, dreams, loves, etc., but she is so passive and spends most of the book saying things such as, "I don't know" and "Perhaps," and it's as if she only exists as a mirror for other characters. Everything that happens to her seems almost accidental or based on her good looks, and her relationship with all the other characters is remote and cold. I was wondering if the author was doing this on purpose, or if the book is just a man's view of what it's like to be a beautiful woman.
I did not dislike the book; I stuck with it for hundreds of pages. But, for me, the best part of the book was the last couple of pages, where I felt a part of Carrie was finally revealed.
I did not dislike the book; I stuck with it for hundreds of pages. But, for me, the best part of the book was the last couple of pages, where I felt a part of Carrie was finally revealed.