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15 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00005461J
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Phoenix Books
Publication date: 16 December 1999
Description
In American Pastoral, Philip Roth gives us a novel of unqualified greatness that is an elegy for all the twentieth century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Seymour 'Swede' Levov—a legendary high scho...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,806 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 34%
informative 10%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content, Rape, AbleismMinor
Antisemitism, Incest, Terminal illness15 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00005461J
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Phoenix Books
Publication date: 16 December 1999
Description
In American Pastoral, Philip Roth gives us a novel of unqualified greatness that is an elegy for all the twentieth century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Seymour 'Swede' Levov—a legendary high scho...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,806 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 34%
informative 10%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content, Rape, AbleismMinor
Antisemitism, Incest, Terminal illness