Book · 1900 · American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Sister Carrie
Why people recommend it
Sister Carrie is Theodore Dreiser's landmark naturalist novel following a young country girl who moves to Chicago and New York, where she pursues the American Dream through successive relationships with men. The book was mentioned on The Book Review on July 18, 2024, in two different contexts across podcast episodes. In the episode 'Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book.’', Tina Jordan brought up Sister Carrie while discussing historical reader letters sent to the New York Times Book Review, noting it as one of the early novels that inspired male readers. Later, in the episode 'Clint Smith on ‘How the Word Is Passed’', Tina Jordan referenced the novel again, citing a historical, anonymous negative review of Theodore Dreiser's work to illustrate past critical reception, quoting an assessment that it was a book readers could easily skip.
Who recommended it
- Tina Jordan Discussed
Tina Jordan — 2 mentions
“sister Carrie was one of the first novels that inspired a lot of male”
“here's sister carry by Theodore drier it is a book one can very well get along without reading”