tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post5426756674816586883..comments2024-03-17T13:13:58.214-07:00Comments on Blue-Hearted Bookworm: My Fill of PhilBybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-88899300017007205712012-07-11T08:27:17.450-07:002012-07-11T08:27:17.450-07:00Sorry, I fogtot to put my name on the last post. A...Sorry, I fogtot to put my name on the last post. All I can do is blame it on no caffinee today.Brad Sinornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-66997056215177423402012-07-11T08:24:35.753-07:002012-07-11T08:24:35.753-07:00The problem with Roth is he has always been full o...The problem with Roth is he has always been full of himself. He seemed to think he had invented alternative history with Plot Against Amnerica, which he didn't. If you want to read some good alternative history check out virtually anything by Harry Turtledove.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-67576434249975465132012-07-09T20:38:29.471-07:002012-07-09T20:38:29.471-07:00You've got me laughing convulsively. I don'...You've got me laughing convulsively. I don't like the dude, either. But you lambasted him way better than I could've done.Unruly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497236563247359759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-65488859664675605322012-06-28T06:45:18.603-07:002012-06-28T06:45:18.603-07:00Oh my . . . had to wait until I could see through ...Oh my . . . had to wait until I could see through the tears of laughter before I could comment! I've never read any Philip Roth, but I've had the same feeling several times over much-acclaimed books that make me wonder who is doing the acclaiming and how much are they paid?<br /><br />Thanks for your honesty! :)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094928747500699123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-85537799962848766752012-06-27T12:09:30.107-07:002012-06-27T12:09:30.107-07:00"Reading him feels like you're late for w..."Reading him feels like you're late for work and your shoes and purse and keys are being held hostage by a ranting lunatic in sad, gray underwear who has got both morning breath and a mean streak a mile wide."<br /><br />You are the best.<br /><br />I would read <i>Goodbye, Columbus</i> if it was about my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Otherwise, I think you've scared me off of him.Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-51516032044231093322012-06-26T23:10:26.013-07:002012-06-26T23:10:26.013-07:00I was going to suggest reading The Dying Animal, b...I was going to suggest reading The Dying Animal, but I'm thinking this is the wrong time to suggest a terrible book by Roth. Why is he revered again?fantsmaclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326182941010234911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-27258977254219078472012-06-26T07:23:09.241-07:002012-06-26T07:23:09.241-07:00Well you certainly did give him a fair and fightin...Well you certainly did give him a fair and fighting chance. I read Portnoy's Complaint right when I started college and loved it. I think if you were looking for the dirty parts in middle school you wouldn't find many. And I did love The Plot Against America though I cannot remember the ending at all.<br /><br />The other few I have tried I did not like much and I've stayed far away from Zukerman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-39782764285568981462012-06-25T18:00:50.343-07:002012-06-25T18:00:50.343-07:00I've never read more than a few pages of his b...I've never read more than a few pages of his books, he's either an acquired taste or, as usual, I'm completely out of touch.Carrie#Khttp://mymiddlenameispatience.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-32678608877630090372012-06-25T06:05:20.183-07:002012-06-25T06:05:20.183-07:00PROPS!! to you for the multi-decade slog. I've...PROPS!! to you for the multi-decade slog. I've only read EVERYMAN and was not as impressed as I thought I was supposed to be. I have not gone out of my way to read anything else. And even if it stumbled onto my path, I think I would step over it.Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-41663645383678784482012-06-25T06:05:06.902-07:002012-06-25T06:05:06.902-07:00PROPS!! to you for the multi-decade slog. I've...PROPS!! to you for the multi-decade slog. I've only read EVERYMAN and was not as impressed as I thought I was supposed to be. I have not gone out of my way to read anything else. And even if it stumbled onto my path, I think I would step over it.Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-58913724093665900262012-06-22T22:04:21.996-07:002012-06-22T22:04:21.996-07:00This is excellent news for me, since I've neve...This is excellent news for me, since I've never read a single one of his books. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-44691980217884332952012-06-21T16:05:06.843-07:002012-06-21T16:05:06.843-07:00Ha! I love this! I've read a couple of Roth...Ha! I love this! I've read a couple of Roth's books (Human Stain and Plot Against America) and liked them enough to think maybe I'll read more sometime but not enough to hurry out and do so. I agree that Plot Against America was a disappointment. The writing and all were good, the story wasn't all that creative and then it seemed like he lost his nerve and wouldn't go all the way with his premise. The rushed ending seemed like a cop-out to me.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-78964781948379019632012-06-21T13:45:29.472-07:002012-06-21T13:45:29.472-07:00I've always kinda wondered about this author. ...I've always kinda wondered about this author. I knew he was widely popular but the few times I picked up a book of his I was unable to get far. I kept coming across him though, because one of my favorite books is Call It Sleep by Henry Roth, and whenever I looked for another title of his I would come across Philip Roth's works instead. Sounds like I'm not missing much, though.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-34343143137490172362012-06-21T12:09:45.388-07:002012-06-21T12:09:45.388-07:00Bahaha, you just killed me with this post. I have ...Bahaha, you just killed me with this post. I have authors that I absolutely feel the same way about! I just hit a wall with them and decide I've had quite enough and I've given them more than one chance. I've read The Plot Against America and American Pastoral and wasn't a fan of either. I may still read The Human Stain, it sounds like that one isn't too bad, but I can't say I'll ever be a Roth fan.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.com