I Married a Communist by Philip Roth

I Married a Communist

The American Trilogy #2

Philip Roth

323 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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I Married a Communist is the story of the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man, in th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 403 reviews

Moods

reflective 76%
emotional 52%
challenging 47%
informative 41%
dark 29%
sad 29%
funny 23%
tense 17%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.75

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