Ragtime
by E. L. Doctorow
Taste attributes: historicaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunlikely connections
Boxlist takeGrounded and weighty: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Published in 1975, Ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. An extraordinary tapestry, Ragtime captures the spirit of America in the era between the turn of the century & the First World War. The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, NY, at the home of an affluent American family.
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- Author
- E. L. Doctorow
- Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 270
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