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A review by bittybren
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
4.0
3.5/5 Stars
I did enjoy the concept and storyline of this book but holy goodness is it too long lol. This book is based off of an actually crime that took place in something like 1908 so I looked into it more and it was really fascinating.
For the book itself though it followed the story of a young man from childhood to his young death by the electric chair. It was hard for me to sympathize with the main character because he was just so whiney. Then again, I'm born in a different timeframe so maybe that makes and impact.
I did enjoy the concept and storyline of this book but holy goodness is it too long lol. This book is based off of an actually crime that took place in something like 1908 so I looked into it more and it was really fascinating.
For the book itself though it followed the story of a young man from childhood to his young death by the electric chair. It was hard for me to sympathize with the main character because he was just so whiney. Then again, I'm born in a different timeframe so maybe that makes and impact.