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mjturis 's review for:
American Pastoral
by Philip Roth, Philip Roth
For me, the book was about the dangers of being the “nice guy” and doing everything that’s expected. Swede by all accounts does it all right, but misfortune bestows his family from every direction. Being understanding where you lose yourself and your convictions leads to chaos and a crumbling of reality in the face of adversity. It also leads to self-righteousness and a false belief that things should and shouldn’t be certain ways.
The writing is a bit confusing at times though where I couldn’t tell where the first story line blended into the second. Maybe you need to read the series but for a first book it felt incongruent.
The writing is a bit confusing at times though where I couldn’t tell where the first story line blended into the second. Maybe you need to read the series but for a first book it felt incongruent.