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Jan 02, 2014
Anita Pomerantz
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Carrie is a young girl looking to make her way in the world, and she leans heavily on two men to do it - - one, a charming salesman, and the other a very successful business man. Unfortunately, the latter is married, and when he runs away with Carrie, his fortunes turn dramatically for the worse.
This book is quintessentially American, and I love how none of the characters are perfect. They are all flawed, but also have some redeeming points, and those are my favorite types of characters to read ...more
This book is quintessentially American, and I love how none of the characters are perfect. They are all flawed, but also have some redeeming points, and those are my favorite types of characters to read ...more
Reason read: Reading 1001, TBR takedown, TIOLI, Chicago
This has been on the shelf for awhile. It was published in 1900 and is an example of "naturalism" or realism. The story is of a country girl who flees rural life, going to Chicago but not finding work. She falls into a relationship of mistress to a single man and then runs to Canada and New York with married man. Carrie is eventually successful on the stage but comes to realize that happiness is not in Success. The characters in Dreisser's ...more
This has been on the shelf for awhile. It was published in 1900 and is an example of "naturalism" or realism. The story is of a country girl who flees rural life, going to Chicago but not finding work. She falls into a relationship of mistress to a single man and then runs to Canada and New York with married man. Carrie is eventually successful on the stage but comes to realize that happiness is not in Success. The characters in Dreisser's ...more
Dec 12, 2010
Dolly
marked it as to-read
Sep 21, 2011
DustyTorus
marked it as to-read
Apr 15, 2012
Sarah
marked it as to-read
May 27, 2013
Ri
marked it as to-read_fiction-narratives
Jan 03, 2017
Brenda H
marked it as tbr
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Jan 27, 2018
Amber
marked it as to-read
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