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literaryfoxglove's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
morgan_hood's review against another edition
4.0
Being that this is something I had to read for school, I am quite shocked that I enjoyed this little novella so much. At first it was an easy read, and I was planning on splitting this into two days of reading, but I actually became invested in the plot and I had to finish it. That ending was definitely a blue-baller, haha certainly a great read for my class on American Naturalism & Realism in literature.
2000ace's review against another edition
5.0
Back around the time that the torch-bearing arm of the Statue of Liberty was assembled in Madison Square (as a way of raising funds to erect the rest of the statue), these stories were written. These are "slice of life" tales, beautifully elucidating the foreignness of life in New York for freshly landed Russian immigrants.
Well written, and definitely worth reading.
Well written, and definitely worth reading.
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