Everyman
by Philip Roth
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA stirring novel that is heavy, fresh and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
"The fate of Roth's everyman is traced from his first shocking confrontation with death on the idyllic beaches of his childhood summers, through the family trials and professional achievements of his vigorous adulthood, and into his old age, when he is rended by observing the deterioration of his contemporaries and stalked by his own physical woes." "A successful commercial artist with a New York ad agency, he is...
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- Author
- Philip Roth
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 182
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- Open Library
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