A review by lindseysparks
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

4.0

Despite liking Dreiser's Sister Carrie, I didn't expect to like this. I was surprised at how much action this had and how crazy, but realistic, things got. Seeing Clyde justify his actions was really disturbing. He was such a well developed character. I was shocked by some of the things that happened. It was an interesting take on the American Dream and people who will stop at nothing to cling a ladder. This almost gets a 5 but it sagged a little in the middle, but is definitely a classic well worth taking the time to read.