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 Mar 9 2009, 11:32 PM
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Has anyone read anything by Philip Roth? He graduated from the same university as me, but I'm a bit chagrined to admit I haven't read his work. I was thinking of picking up American Pastoral, or possibly his newest novel, Indignation, since the Barnes and Noble near me has signed copies of it.
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Mar 17 2009, 01:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
Really, no one? I was hoping people read more than just Twilight around here...
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Mar 17 2009, 01:49 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
some people read more than twilight around here, very few probably, but some. i haven't read anything by roth though.
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Mar 17 2009, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
I think Indignation looks interesting, because it's about a kid in college, and apparently the fictional college in the novel is modeled heavily on Bucknell University (Roth's and my alma mater). Roth didn't actually like Bucknell a lot, and I kind of know why. Like Roth, I came from a working-class family and was there on a scholarship.
Evidently Roth and I both had a problem with the military presence on campus, too. (Bucknell has a ROTC program.) Ironically, Roth later got drafted after graduating. Life's funny like that. |
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