A review by letsgolesbians
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

4.0

I didn't like any of the characters in this book. The male protagonist is an idiot and hard to sympathize with, and the women are all awful. Everyone in the book does something illegal or stupid, and I was annoyed the entire time I read this. However, I was interested in the story enough to stick through the 800something pages because the book is well-written and interesting. Other reviewers have said that this can be considered the great American novel, and I would agree. You're not left wanting more, and the things that happen in the book are a decent representation of what can happen if you're a selfish idiot.