On reading Ragtime for the second time (the first being 36 years ago), what stands out are Doctorow's beautifully chiseled sentences and his cool intelligence. There is a debt to be paid to Dos Passos for the kaleidoscopic and intersecting story, and like that earlier author a clear-eyed realism reveals a mostly dark landscape. Still, a bit of light is allowed to emerge.
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