false <![CDATA[An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173812656m/331319.jpg 331319 32 Theodore Dreiser set out to create an epic character and, in the form of Clyde Griffiths in <i>An American Tragedy</i>, he succeeded. Griffiths is just a Midwest kid, the son of a preacher in Kansas City, who tastes a little sophistication and then hits the road seeking pleasure and success. He has his moments, conducting more than one romantic affair, until that ill-advised pursuit ensnares him. Then he reads about an "accident" of a young woman and ponders a dastardly deed ... Dreiser spins these scenes with the eye of a master in control of his form. <i>An American Tragedy</i> stands as an American masterpiece. 6170936 1925 An American Tragedy (Signet Classics) total:1852|5:564|4:620|3:454|2:138|1:76| 1852 7014 3146 230 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 19 18:30:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 18:53:51 -0700 2008
I was unprepared for the power of this prose to be sure.

But the story overwhelmed me. The ch...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 18:23:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 03:16:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 14:47:36 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 14:57:06 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Jan 02 11:27:52 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 11:29:22 -0800 2008 3 1 true false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 17:07:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 10:03:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 10:13:40 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 05 17:17:30 -0800 2007 An American Tragedy is long and often times obsessive in its detail. There are approximately 500 pages of exposition leading up to the climatic moment! In truth it took everything in me to finish this book and not because I wasn't enjoying the story. ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 22 08:04:06 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 19:06:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 04 08:33:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 16 21:56:26 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 04 08:33:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Dec 26 03:12:03 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 03 15:57:35 -0800 2008
I'm a great fan of all...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:28:17 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:28:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 11:31:11 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 11:39:23 -0700 2009
At the beginning, I ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 19:32:05 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 07:08:26 -0800 2007
parts of it were real real good, and i loved the overall story, but it could also be a bit repetitively slow. one of the few books i've read that really pushes the reader inexorably towards the ending while still keeping him fi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 13 14:14:22 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 14:21:47 -0700 2009
"An American Tragedy" is, indeed, a worthwhile read. That said, I can't imagine ever reading it again. This 1925 novel takes a dark look at the American dream as the...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:41:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:46:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 17 17:41:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:08:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:59:26 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 17:02:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 14:06:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 14:11:51 -0700 2009
Nor can be taken for granted his shuttling back and forth from character delineation to character delineation to heighten the climax, to the oncoming worst possible moment. Wrenching.

I lo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 03:46:33 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:48:46 -0800 2009
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Book Two is where the story from the dust jacket starts. And the weaknesses start to s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 17:18:45 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 01 04:53:21 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:18:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=331319