Ragtime

What a cool, weird novel. I was really surprised by it–I'm not familiar with the movie or the musical, and the copy from our library is like... from 1975 (OK I just looked it up, our copy was purchased in 1986). ANYWAY it looks old (especially since I'm used to reading flashy YA novels and graphic novels) but it feels surprising and fresh and relevant. Uhh basically I literally judged it by its cover and its cover was inaccurate.

Also I probably need to re-read this after having read the Wikipedia article for every historical figure in this.

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After finally seeing the musical Ragtime I wanted to re-read the book and it's still such a funny surprising little gem!