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Philip Roth
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:34 pm
by brian
Yep. I need to go back and read some of his “lesser” stuff but his best stacks up against the greatest American novelists.
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:50 pm
by Pruitt
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.
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:25 pm
by sancarlos
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.
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:32 pm
by DaveInSeattle
'American Pastoral' is genius. As is "Portnoy's Complaint".
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 6:56 am
by A_B
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 11:32 pm
As is "Portnoy's Complaint".
The original incel.
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 7:21 am
by Pruitt
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?
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:52 pm
by bfj
That’s the first dirty-ish book I ever read.
Re: Philip Roth
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:35 pm
by brian