A review by musicsaves
Herzog by Saul Bellow

3.0

Whew! Had to really push myself through this one, breaking one of my cardinal reading rules: “If you’re not engaged by page 50, quit!” I pushed on because as soon as I’d start getting impatient with the lengthy philosophical ramblings (Herzog’s letters to a wide array of people) he would do something heart-breakingly human. AND...this is one of those “reads” that’s supposed to be “good for you.” So I pressed on and was rewarded with a perfect little ending. I grew to care deeply for this guy who seemed so pathetic through most of the book as he tended to wallow in self-pity. Fortunately, his “awakening” toward the end was redeeming. Not enough to make me shout about how much everyone needs to go on this same reading journey, but enough to make me glad that I did.