A review by audreylee
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

A whinging main character who was obsessed with sex and riches and vacillated between stalking and indifference. There were two saintly mothers and all of the rest of the women in the book were portrayed as manipulative whores. There wasn't a brain cell to be shared among any of the characters.  If this is a classic, we aren't asking for much from our authors.