tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post784352478597079286..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: The Jungle by Upton SinclairKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-14139733889188093742014-06-11T06:44:22.730-04:002014-06-11T06:44:22.730-04:00I agree that it is depressing, but I am glad to ha...I agree that it is depressing, but I am glad to have read it. What troubled me almost more than the disturbing working conditions was the business about the house. It was a good example of white-collar crime against the immigrants.<br /><br />Theodore Dreiser is very good on the corruption of Chicago, and he is a much better writer with more interesting characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-89312318974747435682014-06-08T18:35:20.809-04:002014-06-08T18:35:20.809-04:00It was very depressing. It took me about 10 days ...It was very depressing. It took me about 10 days to read it, which is pretty long for a 400 page book -- I can normally get through about 100 pages a day if I have time. This was so depressing I could only read a chapter or two at a time. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3413721363231014032014-06-08T18:33:43.361-04:002014-06-08T18:33:43.361-04:00Yeah, Sinclair kind of lost my interest for the la...Yeah, Sinclair kind of lost my interest for the last 20 pages or so -- we never hear anything more about Jurgis, he's at a Socialist meeting and these brand-new characters just start ranting. Meh.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-38950825076375306172014-06-08T18:20:11.152-04:002014-06-08T18:20:11.152-04:00I got halfway through and stopped. I rarely drop a...I got halfway through and stopped. I rarely drop a book...I usually force myself to finish. But, this was was too depressing.Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-61701036848722206432014-06-08T10:43:16.867-04:002014-06-08T10:43:16.867-04:00Go you! I read it so long ago that I'm no lon...Go you! I read it so long ago that I'm no longer sure how hard the misery hit me, though I do remember some of the details so it must have hit pretty hard. I did always find it kind of ...funny? ironic, maybe? that Sinclair meant to convert Americans to Socialism, and instead everyone ignored the last couple chapters and demanded the FDA.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com