Indignation
by Philip Roth
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecoming of agetroubled leads
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a heavy novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
A dazzling new novel from a modern master of the form.It is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral, conservative campus of Ohio's Winesburg College. And why is he here and not at a local college in Newark where he originally enrolled?
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- Author
- Philip Roth
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 233
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- Open Library
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