Reviews

Pastorale americana by Philip Roth

pippaog's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well worth the read.  A bit slow at the start - I wasn't sure where it was going. But once you understood the family, it was a compulsive read.

louisemelliott's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nmaltec's review against another edition

3.0

Roth’s bad takes on revolution shared badly

tomwyllie's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tedgundry's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thoroughly enjoyable and engaging.

c8_19's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Infinite Jest vibes just much, much shorter. There wasn't a single character I felt compelled by, and it came across as one, long fever dream about the "ideal" American experience encountering a plot twist.

spridleww's review against another edition

3.0

I don't think I have ever disliked a book that I have finished quite as much as this one.

jhammie's review against another edition

3.0

Liked the concept. Some parts of the book wore more interesting and better than others, particularly Part I and Part III. The middle of the book is a little drawn out and not so interesting.

portlandcat's review against another edition

3.0

Reminds me a lot of John Updike...

footnote304's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0