American Pastoral by Philip Roth

American Pastoral

The American Trilogy #1

Philip Roth

432 pages first pub 1997 (view editions)

fiction historical literary thriller emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Philip Roth's masterpiece provides a piercing look into the promises of prosperity, civic order and domesticity in twentieth century America.  'Swede' Levov is living the American dream. He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, his d...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 5,157 reviews

Moods

reflective: 73%

challenging: 58%

dark: 56%

emotional: 55%

sad: 47%

tense: 33%

informative: 9%

funny: 6%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 2%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
26% of readers chose A mix
67% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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