Review: American Pastoral
Redaktioneller Bericht - Bookreporter.com - Vern WiessnerWhen fate deals a blow so devastating that life becomes unhinged, survival dictates the need to clutch for a solid foundation, an anchor of stability. In AMERICAN PASTORAL that anchor is the remembrance of the collective moments of a time when the world seemed simpler and the tragedies of life had yet to dent the armor of youth's enthusiasm. Swede Levov was a legendary athlete in the Weequahic ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Caleb - GoodreadsYou figure "hey, it's Philip Roth. All sorts of awards. Might as well read his Pulitzer Prize winner. Can't be half bad, can it? can't be that bad. He's got other good stuff. This one must be good ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Jason - GoodreadsI was near tears for so much of this book. It begins innocuously enough, the author Zuckerman recounting his remembrances of the Swede, a high school hero, some chance encounters and a conversation ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - R. - GoodreadsNote: Philip Roth's naughty sockpuppet, nerdy stand-in and somewhat nihilist surrogate Nathan Zuckerman - the author of the controversial Carnovsky (which you may or may not have read in Our Mutual ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Mathew - GoodreadsI've tried at least three times in the past ten years to read American Pastoral, because of all the ambient Philip Roth hype - twice National Book Award winner, three PEN/Faulkner Awards etc etc - and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Stephanie Sun - GoodreadsThere were so many times that I thought that Roth was phoning it in in this book - reiterating his major points over and over again in a way that is just not that fun to read. But then he'll do these ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Brown.carolyn - GoodreadsI think this book is one of the best that I have ever read. Yes, I was put off by the details, the pages that were filled with what seemed like unimportant things, the tangents. But I think a lot of ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Brian - Goodreads(4.0) A lot to get out of the way before one of the best scenes I've ever read So there's a lot of messing around with Nathan Zuckerman before we get to the meat of the novel. Not actually sure what ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - William - GoodreadsThe book starts off as an homage to a man the narrator, Nathan Zuckerman, looked up to as a child because of his athletic achievements in local sports: Seymour Levov, the "Swede." It also presents ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: American Pastoral (The American Trilogy #1)
Nutzerbericht - Tuckova - GoodreadsI didn't finish it. I realized that life is probably too short, and certainly I read too slowly, to spend another minute with Philip Roth. He's Jewish, did you know? JEWISH. Also, he is a man. Men ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
