Upon reading Ragtime I was very curious what kind of book it would be like. I'd never read a book that implemented historical figures in a fictional setting and thought it'd be confusing and hard to follow. In the end, I really enjoyed reading the book and it wasn't difficult at all to understand as I had expected.
The story overall was very interesting and I believe that most of the historical figures placed in the story, such as Harry Houdini and Emma Goldman, were used very well in the story. He alters certain details about them and places them into completely out of place situations, creating a fantasy world that they interact in, which I thought worked well for the story. I also really liked the fact that the book had multiple stories going on at once. There was always a different story to follow which kept each chapter refreshing and interesting. The book kind of started off slowly but once the story of Coalhouse Walker was introduced, the book was pretty much non-stop action. That made the book very enjoyable as I tend to like exciting, fast-paced books.
Overall, Ragtime was a very exciting and fun book to read and I definitely enjoyed reading it. The allusions to historical figures throughout the book made it all the more interesting since I'd never encountered a book that did that before. Ragtime has certainly raised my expectations for future books in the curriculum!
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