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Sabbath's Theater

Name: Sabbath's Theater
Author: Philip Roth

by Philip Roth

1995•Drama•458 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedypsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeMorally murky and original: an emotional novel. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

"As much as he wants to be the Marquis de Sade, he is not. As much as he wants to be seventeen, he is not. As much as he wants to be dead, he is not. He is Mickey Sabbath, the aging, raging powerhouse whose savage effrontery and mocking audacity are at the heart of Philip Roth's new novel.".

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyPsychologicalTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Middle aged menBlack humorPsychology

Details

Author: Philip Roth
Published: 1995
Pages: 458
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Source: Open Library

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