Dreiser's book was good, but like many (most?) of the books on this list, quite depressing. He also drove me crazy with his irregular comma use - sometimes I had to read a sentence three times in order to figure out exactly what he meant to say. I hate that! Other than that, however, his writing style lends itself to easy reading, obvious by the fact that I got this 856-page book read (along with everything else going on in my life) in only 10 days.
Next up on the list is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - and it's over 1100 pages! It was published in 1957 and was Ayn's last novel. According to the Wikipedia page I just saw when I binged the title (for the publishing date), it is Rand's longest novel, and she considered it her magnum opus. My co-worker said she thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and she and I often enjoy the same books, so I am now looking more forward to it than I was. It is en route to my library branch, so I can't start it today, but hopefully by tomorrow.
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