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Ragtime: A Novel
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Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J. P. Morgan dominates the financial world and Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Emma Goldman preaches free love and feminism, while ex-chorus girl Evelyn Nesbitt inspires a mad millionaire to murder the architect Stanford White. In this stunningly original chronicle of an age, such real-life characters intermingle with three remarkable families, one black, one Jewish and one prosperous WASP, to create a dazzling literary mosaic that brings to life an era of dire poverty, fabulous wealth, and incredible change - in short, the era of ragtime.
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Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J. P. Morgan dominates the financial world and Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Emma Goldman preaches free love and feminism, while ex-chorus girl Evelyn Nesbitt inspires a mad millionaire to murder the architect Stanford White. In this stunningly original chronicle of an age, such real-life characters intermingle with three remarkable families, one black, one Jewish, and one prosperous WASP, to create a dazzling literary mosaic that brings to life an era of dire poverty, fabulous wealth, and incredible change in short, the era of ragtime.
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In 1902 Father built a house at the crest of the Broadview Avenue hill in New Rochelle, New York. Lesen Sie die erste Seite Ausgewählte Seiten ansehen
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In 1902 Father built a house at the crest of the Broadview Avenue hill in New Rochelle, New York. Lesen Sie die erste Seite Ausgewählte Seiten ansehen
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I would differ slightly with Eddie P.(who's insights I appreciate) who likened the novel to Fitzgerald's or Lewis' and say it has more in common with John Dos Passos' USA Trilogy. The vignettes Doctorow draws for us have a great deal in common, I believe, with Dos Passos' snapshots. In answer to Banger's question about why this time period, I would suggest that this is an era that is generally regarded in the American historical consciousness as being primarily bucolic and carefree. The nation, relatively innocent, having shaken off the aftereffects of the civil war, has recently won the spurious Spanish-American war, and is generally revelling in a sense of purpose and civility. What Doctorow is suggesting is that this serene surface was already infected, with a host of social ills festering beneath it. A shift was occuring that would lead to labor riots, race riots, change in mores (sexual attitudes), loss of faith in institutions, etc. that would define the 20th century. If this were all of Doctorow's plan however, it would have been interesting Sociology, but a pretty boring novel. Doctorow is above all an interesting storyteller. He knows how to keep a plot moving and how to invest it with enough intellectual hardware to make the reader feel that his/her time has been worth the effort. He can bring a scene to life with a few fresh (never shopworn) details. He doesn't spend a great deal of time elabortaing over these details, as James or Wolfe do, but he makes the reader just as cognizant of them. A few brushstrokes and we are there. His writing is cinematic, in that we can "see" the scene he is depicting, without burdening us with excess verbiage. This is the hallmark of a really good author. Ragtime is a primary example of this kind of shorthand acumen. The novel flashes by as seen in a kinescope. I, for one, was delighted I had inserted my nickle.
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What differentiates E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime from almost any other book is the simple style. Doctorow's book evokes memories of F. Scott Fitzgerald in his simplicity, yet hidden complexity. Doctorow proposes to take three storylines, all different yet interlocked, and combine them in a chain that should have crashed in a mess. Yet, Doctorow's style keeps the book together, his rich descriptions of the characters, combined with the true personalities mixed with the three stories, makes this book a masterpiece. Doctorow's magic is to weave his tale simply and concisely, giving the readers three simple tales, and then slowly combining them into one brilliant novel. A lyrical experience that literally is a pot of gold, Ragtime is a book that is beautiful to read, time and time again. Doctorow reminds us that life is not one story. It is the combination of experiences that make us who we are. Simply dazzling.
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Usually I like to read a source before getting to know its adaptation - in this case, however, I knew the musical version first. Reading the novel, it was not very hard to see why one would want to make a musical of it - even though the moral ambiguities of the novel do not make it too jolly a piece. But there are so many characters here that somehow transcend their everyman identities. Coalhouse Walker, Jr., the only main character to get a full name, is the one who does the most outstanding deed in a way - on the other hand, the reader has far less insight into his mind than in characters such as Mother, Father and Tateh. The struggles of real people such as Emma Goldman, Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini and Booker T. Washington are cleverly juxtaposed to show that having a name, i.e. being publicly known, does not equate leading a happier life. Indeed, the path to happiness, it appears, is a blending of identities, racial, national, gender etc. to become the hodgepodge that is America - at least, that is what Mother and Tateh's final bliss seems to imply.
Whether one wants to read the novel as an appeal to be American or not, it certainly handles its plot threads masterly and also characterizes very well. It is better to have read this novel.
Whether one wants to read the novel as an appeal to be American or not, it certainly handles its plot threads masterly and also characterizes very well. It is better to have read this novel.
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A Look at Factual History Through a Fictional Story
This book is very amusing, presenting an interesting story as well as portraying nonfictional characters (such as H. Ford, J.P. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Juli 2000 von W. Pyszczymuka
Historical Fiction or Laborious Diction?
This book was just not very interesting. A snapshot of American life at the turn of the century, the book starts out promising enough (for 40 or so pages I thought that the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Juli 2000 von Kenny L Parker
Another reason why history is better than historical fiction
I read Ragtime after seeing it made Modern Library's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. Bottom line: I don't get it. This seems like an English major's take (i.e. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juli 2000 von MacTonite
Worst book I've ever read (to put it LIGHTLY)
This was a pure pain to read, especially with my interest in American history. I don't claim to be a literary critic of any sort but Dotorow's writing is consistantly poor and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT
Ragtime is a wonderful novel, filled with twists and turns. The characters are rich and fully developed. The story is amazing. You MUST read this book! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
Innocence and Celebrity in Doctorow's Ragtime
Doctorow's great achievement with Ragtime is an authentic feeling of early 20th century America without extended realist passages (ie Grapes of Wrath). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Mai 2000 von Jeff O'Neal
Excellent Example of 20th Century American Literature
I saw the Tony Award musical of the same name and, after being swept away by the brilliant story-line, I was compelled to buy the novel. I was not disappointed! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. April 2000 von Allan Johnson
Time Capsule of Early Twentieth Century America
Esay to read saga of the experiences of an American family around the turn of the century. Real people such as JP Morgan, Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman and Elizabeth Nesbitt play... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. April 2000 von chandler merrell
The last two pages made it all come together
I promised my friend Sabrina that I would write the review I gave her---the book's a five until the last two pages and then it's a nine. Why? Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. März 2000 von Kevin C. Kropf
Step into the Ragtime machine!
This book turned me onto the scope of America's short history, the pervasive hypocrisy of its institutions, and what it means to be an American. May we live in strange times! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. März 2000 von Maximus Atheist
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