sophiewysocki 's review for:

American Pastoral by Philip Roth

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Roth is able to capture the rapid evolution of American consciousness over the 20th century in a way at times enrapturing and at others heavyhanded and meticulous. It is a masterpiece of its time. His narration supports no one viewpoint over the other. Those hopeful and in love with the American dream are just as destroyed as those who despise the American project. Levov, the love