Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
1975 / 336 pages
rating – 10 / classic (?)

Back in 1975 this was a genre changing book and I think historical fiction was never quite the same again.  I read it when it was newly released – 1975 or so,  and absolutely loved it – I loved the playfulness of it and the era of the history. I didn’t really pay too much attention to the details of the plot but still,  it shot up and stayed one of my all time favorite historical fictions >>>>MORE>>>>