To be honest the book was better than expected. Further, I feel it's kind of strange to believe that too much has been omitted in a book of this length. But yes, for the first time in my life, I think that Rutherfurd should have written a bit more. Especially on less fortunate families than the Master family. New York is just as much about the ones finding The American Dream to be a nightmare as those who prosper.

He does write about slaves, the poor Italians arriving and so on. But these stories fade too much compared to the stories of the upper classes. In my opinion, that is. But all in all, it's a great book.