Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie

Theodore Dreiser

580 pages first pub 1900 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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 This Norton Critical Edition features the 1900 Doubleday Page text of the novel. "Backgrounds and Sources" reprints excerpts from Dreiser's autobiographies, and a documentary account, drawn largely from Dreiser's correspondence with Frank Norris,...

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Community Reviews

3.52
based on 2,537 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

sad: 49%

emotional: 43%

challenging: 29%

dark: 29%

adventurous: 16%

tense: 15%

hopeful: 11%

inspiring: 9%

informative: 5%

funny: 4%

mysterious: 3%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
67% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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