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vanalstyne's review against another edition
5.0
Combining baseball and communist conspiracies makes for an extremely fun read. Not as 'literary' as Roth's other work, but very funny.
lmrising's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
three_martini_lunch's review
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
jeffphilly's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book for my book club, and while others in the club did not like it, I did. found parts of it funny as it took a bit of a comical look at baseball in the past. A bit about this book though. The first portion of this book has nothing to do with baseball and is frankly quite boring. You have to have some patience to get through it and onto the end of the book.
jeanlobrot98's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
readbyrodkelly's review against another edition
2.0
No no no no no.
This is a terrible novel. There is a sickening amount of racism and misogyny, and I understand the satirical and parodic nature of the story, but this crossed too many lines for me. The brilliant prologue could've been published as a novella; but unfortunately it precedes a novel that tries so hard to be crudely funny that Roth starts competing with himself to see how racist he can get away with being. Hard pass. Ugh.
This is a terrible novel. There is a sickening amount of racism and misogyny, and I understand the satirical and parodic nature of the story, but this crossed too many lines for me. The brilliant prologue could've been published as a novella; but unfortunately it precedes a novel that tries so hard to be crudely funny that Roth starts competing with himself to see how racist he can get away with being. Hard pass. Ugh.
b_caligari's review against another edition
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Antisemitism and Sexual content
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