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A review by brittanykroeckel
The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition by Upton Sinclair
3.0
This book was alright, it wasn’t quite what I thought it would be. Sure, it did accurately portray the unforgivingness of the time period and the working industries, as well as show the fragility of life with characters dying unexpectedly and/or quickly. But — the story line felt a little unstable. I wish a little more time was taken into describing the working conditions of the different places like it did the meat yards in the beginning.
The end felt slightly out of place. All this time Jurgis is wandering around fighting for his life and then it ends with speeches from randomly people you get introduced to at the very end? Feels kinda rushed to me.
Overall — the portrayal of the time period and life under capitalism was accurately shown. But the story itself was bland and boring.
The end felt slightly out of place. All this time Jurgis is wandering around fighting for his life and then it ends with speeches from randomly people you get introduced to at the very end? Feels kinda rushed to me.
Overall — the portrayal of the time period and life under capitalism was accurately shown. But the story itself was bland and boring.