330 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780030126468
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Publication date: 01 January 1974
Description
A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, My Life as a Man is Roth's most blistering novel. At its heart lies the marriage of Peter and Maureen ...
Community Reviews Summary of 61 reviews
Moods
tense 100%
dark 66%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt
330 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780030126468
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Publication date: 01 January 1974
Description
A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, My Life as a Man is Roth's most blistering novel. At its heart lies the marriage of Peter and Maureen ...
Community Reviews Summary of 61 reviews
Moods
tense 100%
dark 66%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt