Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth

Sabbath's Theater

Philip Roth

451 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Winner of the National Book Award for FictionSabbath's Theater is a comic creation of epic proportions, and Mickey Sabbath is its gargantuan hero. At sixty-four Sabbath is still defiantly antagonistic and exceedingly libidinous; sex is an obsessio...

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Community Reviews Summary of 297 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
funny 84%
challenging 61%
tense 46%
reflective 30%
sad 30%
emotional 23%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 38%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.71

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