It works so well that one devours it in a single sitting as if it were the most conventional But the first thing to be said about it is that it works. "A highly original experiment in historical fiction. Doctorow scrupulously avoids sentiment either cheap or expensive not a small part of the novel's fascination lies in the puzzles of its "One doesn't read the novel on the crest of emotion Mr. His book is tautĪnd dramatic, exciting and successfully symbolic." Conrad said it best in 'Heart of Darkness,' but Mr. "Perhaps the primary theme of the novel is that evil can only be resisted psychically. Facts Become Fantasy: The Making of Ragtime. Scott Reviews 'City of God' (March 5, 2000) With News and Reviews From the Archives of The New York Times
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