Ragtime
E. L. Doctorow
Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
Ragtime
by E. L. Doctorow
—· 320 p· 1984
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonreflective
Overview
About
Three remarkable families lives' become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata at the turn of the century.
Pages
320
Bantam
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Interweaving10
Social Commentary9
Worldbuilding8
Prose8
Emotional depth8
Narration8
Plot twists6
Pacing6
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