Sister Carrie (Norton Critical Editions)

Meh.

Ugh! This is the last time I read a book cuz it has my name in the title. I couldn't wait to put down this "scandalous" nove.

Great character development; haunted by one character in particular. Interesting time period in american history; definitely not thrilling or even exciting just a solid period piece

An intriquing novel of the seduction of a young naive country girl, told in a matter of fact style, without judgement. It was considered to be a scandalous piece of literature when first read by the American public, as it is among the first to allow the heroine to meet a fairly satisfactory fate, unlike previous authors whose women of "loose morals" were either ruined or remorseful in...more

An intriquing novel of the seduction of a young naive country girl, told in a matter of fact style, without judgement. It was considered to be a scandalous piece of literature when first read by the American public, as it is among the first to allow the heroine to meet a fairly satisfactory fate, unlike previous authors whose women of "loose morals" were either ruined or remorseful in the end.   hide

Love Dreiser. Supremely well written and engaging.