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A review by ciska
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
3.0
This book has high ratings on here. I checked them when I walked into this title on audible while looking for a next read and I was intrigued.
I liked the adventurous style. The way Clyde tries to make the most of his life, creating chances and going for them. It becomes clear quickly that he is not always subtle in dealing with the consequences though which eventually breaks him up.
The story is very detailed and the speed is slow. This does create a certain atmosphere though which I could appreciate. I think this type of story is normal for the time it was written.
The book is set in the early 1920's and written in that period too. There are some situations that made me cringe with the way I feel things should be and I really had to tell myself that I was not to forget that it was written in another era.
I liked the adventurous style. The way Clyde tries to make the most of his life, creating chances and going for them. It becomes clear quickly that he is not always subtle in dealing with the consequences though which eventually breaks him up.
The story is very detailed and the speed is slow. This does create a certain atmosphere though which I could appreciate. I think this type of story is normal for the time it was written.
The book is set in the early 1920's and written in that period too. There are some situations that made me cringe with the way I feel things should be and I really had to tell myself that I was not to forget that it was written in another era.