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Currently Reading An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
I'm currently reading *An American Tragedy* (1925) by Theodore Dreiser. I'm about halfway through (434 pages out of 869) and am really enjoying it. I think it's a masterpiece!
I decided to read *An American Tragedy* after watching *A Place in the Sun* (1951) starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor (she was only a teenager at the time), and Shelley Winters. It's really a brilliant film! Though I think the novel is that much more brilliant. Reading the novel, the differences between the 1920s and the 1950s of the film are an interesting contrast. The novel really gives an intimate and intricate portrayal of the time period and American society at that time. It's also fascinating to me that the novel was inspired by a true crime.
Has anyone else read (and enjoyed) *An American Tragedy*? I would definitely like to read more of Dreiser's work after this. I've already bought a copy of *Sister Carrie* (1900) and *The Financier* (1912).
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I'm currently reading *An American Tragedy* (1925) by Theodore Dreiser. I'm about halfway through (434 pages out of 869) and am really enjoying it. I think it's a masterpiece!
I decided to read *An American Tragedy* after watching *A Place in the Sun* (1951) starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor (she was only a teenager at the time), and Shelley Winters. It's really a brilliant film! Though I think the novel is that much more brilliant. Reading the novel, the differences between the 1920s and the 1950s of the film are an interesting contrast. The novel really gives an intimate and intricate portrayal of the time period and American society at that time. It's also fascinating to me that the novel was inspired by a true crime.
Has anyone else read (and enjoyed) *An American Tragedy*? I would definitely like to read more of Dreiser's work after this. I've already bought a copy of *Sister Carrie* (1900) and *The Financier* (1912).
#entertainment
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