I Married a Communist by Philip Roth

I Married a Communist

The American Trilogy #2

Philip Roth

fiction historical reflective slow-paced

323 pages | first published 1998

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I Married a Communist is the story of the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man, in th...
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Summary of 214 reviews

Moods

emotional 71%
reflective 71%
challenging 57%
funny 42%
informative 42%
sad 42%
dark 28%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.83

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