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Theodore Dreiser
Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 22:46
by DaoJones
Anyone heard of him or better yet read anything?
I'm reading his first book Sister Carrie. The writing is intelligent with social commentary and the story is somewhat radical for the time it was written.
He seems to be fading fast into obscurity.
Posted: 27 Mar 2010, 13:30
by Alex.uyi
I am reading one of his novel at the moment THE TITAN one of the trilogy of Dreiser,and about him u should know he is below six feet... from what i am reading now i think he most have been one of the gr8 writer of his time...
Posted: 27 Mar 2010, 15:33
by DaoJones
Yeah, I knew he was deceased. How do you like the book?
Posted: 28 Mar 2010, 04:02
by Alex.uyi
i think he is a good writer base on the type of story he did base his books on,i do enjoy the scene of his book because he is able to show how things look like in his days..... probably he must have been one of the good authors of his time.
Posted: 28 Mar 2010, 22:05
by DaoJones
Yeah I think you're right he seems to have been highly regarded at one time which makes me wonder why no one has heard of him now. I guess if you don't have a blockbuster on the Times bestseller list or a book about romantic vampires or kids flying around on brooms it's just not interesting enough to read. Oh well.
Posted: 29 Mar 2010, 03:27
by Moore
He is a good writer and it is felt that all his stories are real and we see the tragedy of common people with their worries and cares.I have read Jenny many times and I like it more than all the other books.
Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 20:09
by Perrywinkle47
SEems like a good author..
Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 02:17
by Mvrmoorthy
Dreiser is a major novelist whose themes resemble those of Dickens.However, the sentimentalism and melodrama we associate with the Dickensian works is replaced by a realistic and pragmatic outlook and the relentless overpowering of the old world by an emerging industrial world dominated by commercial values. His best novel "An American Tragedy"presents a clash between these value systems.
Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 16:15
by Fran
Mvrmoorthy wrote:Dreiser is a major novelist whose themes resemble those of Dickens.However, the sentimentalism and melodrama we associate with the Dickensian works is replaced by a realistic and pragmatic outlook and the relentless overpowering of the old world by an emerging industrial world dominated by commercial values. His best novel "An American Tragedy"presents a clash between these value systems.
One to follow up on IMO ... thanks for that