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faintgirl 's review for:
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth
After really enjoying The Plot Against America, I was dead excited to pick up this Roth, set in an era I remember in New England, a place I'm rapidly becoming familiar with. I was a bit disappointed though. The Human Stain falls into the Middle aged man having a bit of a crisis category, although at least this time, the chap has a pretty decent reason. Coleman Silk, to all eyes, was a highly successful classicist, Dean of an Arty College, and a strong and traditional family at his back. He loses his job as a result of a throwaway comment about the presence of two of his pupils, shacks up with a cleaner with her own mysteries, and asks his friend to write his story. A rather remarkable, and somewhat unbelieveable life story occurs.
As always, this was written well and turned over just about enough to be kept interesting. I felt little sympathy for any of the characters however, and the "historical" setting didn't hold as much interest as I thought it might. Still, looking forward to reading some more Roth.
As always, this was written well and turned over just about enough to be kept interesting. I felt little sympathy for any of the characters however, and the "historical" setting didn't hold as much interest as I thought it might. Still, looking forward to reading some more Roth.