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This was one of the most interesting books, I've read all year. In the beginning, I wasn't quite sure who was narrating the story, but class discussions helped to me to realize that it was the little boy in the sailor suit. The distancing view of the narrator, made it look like I was on the outside looking in on the story. I also loved how it was constantly changing stories from chapter to chapter. However, E.L. Doctorow did a good job correlating and interweaving each story into each other. In
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Ragtime is a pretty good book because it narrates some of the social issues that Americans encountered in the 20s. It uses different characters to present similar themes and then combining them all together in the end to create a great story. Some of the themes presented in the book are racism, American Dream, and individuality. One of my favorite characters in the book was Evelyn because she tried to be an independent woman by making her own decisions. I also liked the story because it was very
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When I first started to read this book, it was a little confusing at first. This book contained many characters’ lives. I loved how the story melted together in the end. When I first started reading the book, I found many stories and I predicted that the characters would meet each other in the end. And they did. I loved how everything was very unpredictable in the book. I loved how it was because the little boy was narrating so some people were missing names. Even though I liked some aspects of
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So far I find this book really entertaining. I like that Harry Houdini is mentioned because I find him fascinating. Although I’m not finished, I think that this is going to turn into a promising book.
Sep 26, 2008
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