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Philip Roth
336 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781466846418
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Counterlife is about people enacting their dreams of renewal and escape, some of them going so far as to risk their lives to alter seemingly irreversible destinies. Wherever they may find themselves, the characters of The Counterlife are tempt...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
emotional 37%
dark 25%
funny 25%
sad 25%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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—
Philip Roth
336 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781466846418
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Counterlife is about people enacting their dreams of renewal and escape, some of them going so far as to risk their lives to alter seemingly irreversible destinies. Wherever they may find themselves, the characters of The Counterlife are tempt...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
emotional 37%
dark 25%
funny 25%
sad 25%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.