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This book is about the horrible hardships of living in a New York slum at the beginning of the 20th century. At first I just found it sort of disgusting because it talked about prostitution and gang rape and bedbugs, but then the book became interesting as it delved into what brought his father to America, and about his cousin Lena, and so on. I think it may be a pro-Communism or pro-Socialism book??? Because on the last page, it says, "O workers' revolution, you brought hope to me..."

It was published in 1930, however, the writing style is such that it feels like it could have been written last year. It is very modern and easy to read.

If there is a flaw, it is that it skips from story to story to story. There is a character who dies (I am not saying who it is because I don't want to give away the spoiler!). However, I didn't feel much emotion, because this character had hardly been previously discussed in the book. The author could have gone more in depth at certain places.