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Philip Roth

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Yep. I need to go back and read some of his “lesser” stuff but his best stacks up against the greatest American novelists.
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Beyond a shadow of a doubt.

"Goodbye Columbus," "The Human Stain," "The Plot Against America," "American Pastoral" all masterpieces.

The worst book of his I read was simply very good.

One of the greats.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 10:50 pm Beyond a shadow of a doubt.

"Goodbye Columbus," "The Human Stain," "The Plot Against America," "American Pastoral" all masterpieces.

The worst book of his I read was simply very good.

One of the greats.
How you can make a Roth list and not include "Portnoy's Complaint" is beyond me.
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'American Pastoral' is genius. As is "Portnoy's Complaint".
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 11:32 pm As is "Portnoy's Complaint".
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sancarlos wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 11:25 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 10:50 pm Beyond a shadow of a doubt.

"Goodbye Columbus," "The Human Stain," "The Plot Against America," "American Pastoral" all masterpieces.

The worst book of his I read was simply very good.

One of the greats.
How you can make a Roth list and not include "Portnoy's Complaint" is beyond me.
I liked it, but I didn't love it. Could have been a matter of the time and place when I read it?
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That’s the first dirty-ish book I ever read.
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