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I Married a Communist (Philip Roth): Conclusions
A fast read, particularly the last third. Murray completes the story of his brother, Ira, and additional information emerges on the life Nathan is leading. In the first instance, I am reminded of the… more →
KJB Literature Blog
Old age and literary immortality
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wrote 10 months ago: Exit Ghost by Philip Roth. 2004 French title: Exit le fantôme. I was learning at seventy-one what it … more →
I Married a Communist (Philip Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: A fast read, particularly the last third. Murray completes the story of his brother, Ira, and additi … more →
I Married a Communist (Philip Roth): At 70 Percent)
wrote 1 year ago: The focus has turned from the argument for Communism to the argument for Art. Nathan has grown bored … more →
I Married a Communist (Philip Roth): At 37 Percent)
wrote 1 year ago: Married has indeed branched out in two directions. First, an older Zuckerman having a conversation w … more →
I Married a Communist (Philip Roth): First Impressions (at 13 Percent)
wrote 1 year ago: This is another Zuckerman book. It feels like a prequel in the sense that, at least so far, Zuckerma … more →
Portnoy's Complaint (1969) - Philip ROTH
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wrote 1 year ago: I managed to pick this up cheap the other day, and after all the fuss about Roth winning the Man Boo … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: I sometimes wondered, finishing this book, whether I wouldn’t have preferred to have one version of … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): More New Thoughts
wrote 1 year ago: I know I commented only last night, but more reading has caused new comments. All the confusion begi … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): New Thoughts
wrote 1 year ago: I know I commented only this morning, but I’ve read a few more pages, and I’m beginning to think I’v … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): Beyond Half Way
wrote 1 year ago: I heard an interview with Philip Roth within the last year or two—the interview in which he criticiz … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): A Third In
wrote 1 year ago: First, I’m loving it; second, I’m confused. The second first. I thought Henry died on the operating … more →
The Counterlife (Roth): First Impressions (Beyond 10 Percent)
wrote 1 year ago: The Counterlife, at least so far, is more about Nathan Zuckerman’s brother, Henry, than about Nathan … more →
The Prague Orgy (Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: A novella, really—just 86 pages. And fun to read. Roth is very good at creating dialogue for outrage … more →
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: Now in Chicago, Nathan goes off the deep end—the combination ofvodka, Percodan, and marijuana result … more →
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth): Beyond Half Way
wrote 1 year ago: We have the continuing hostility of the Jewish community against Zuckerman because of the Jewish-lif … more →
Zuckerman Unbound (Philip Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: Not all problems have solutions. I conclude that Nathan Zuckerman’s problem was that his talent lay … more →
Zuckerman Unbound (Philip Roth): Two-Thirds In
wrote 1 year ago: What is Zuckerman’s problem? We ought, from the text, to succeed in figuring it out. Three failed ma … more →
Zuckerman Unbound (Philip Roth): A Third In
wrote 1 year ago: This is the second of the Nathan Zuckerman books, the first being Ghost Writer. A third-person narra … more →
The Ghost Writer (Roth): Conclusions
wrote 1 year ago: A book about writing. When you’re past midway, you think the heart of the book is Zuckerman’s confli … more →
