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A review by thebookishmel
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
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3.5
This book being inspired by an actual event, the historical murder, had me interested from the beginning. My biggest issue was the repetitiveness and excessiveness of this book. I'm all for a character driven book however certain scenes could've been cut WAY shorter and the level of emotional background behind each character just didn't do it for me for how long the book was. Overall it was an interesting story with a look as to how the American society can transform a person within any given time period.
This book being inspired by an actual event, the historical murder, had me interested from the beginning. My biggest issue was the repetitiveness and excessiveness of this book. I'm all for a character driven book however certain scenes could've been cut WAY shorter and the level of emotional background behind each character just didn't do it for me for how long the book was. Overall it was an interesting story with a look as to how the American society can transform a person within any given time period.