American Pastoral by Philip Roth

American Pastoral

The American Trilogy #1

Philip Roth

432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

A special celebratory edition to mark the 21st birthday of Vintage books.  Swede Levov, a legendary athlete at his Newark high school, grows up in the booming post-war years to marry a former Miss New Jersey, inherit his father's glove factory, an...

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Moods

reflective 72%
challenging 58%
dark 54%
sad 47%
emotional 46%
tense 37%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 38%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%

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