432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701429
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 03 February 1998
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeHere is Philip Roth's masterpiece--an elegy for the American century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Swede Levov, a legendary athlete at his Newark high school, who grows...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,987 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 49%
tense 35%
mysterious 10%
informative 9%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 39%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual content, AbleismMinor
Eating disorder, Incest, Terminal illness
432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701429
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 03 February 1998
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeHere is Philip Roth's masterpiece--an elegy for the American century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Swede Levov, a legendary athlete at his Newark high school, who grows...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,987 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 49%
tense 35%
mysterious 10%
informative 9%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 39%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual content, AbleismMinor
Eating disorder, Incest, Terminal illness