with this book, phillip roth will become my most read author in the last ten years except for j.k. rowling. but please have a heart and don't make me count the rowling series. i was momentarily weak but have since recovered.

no one will ever accuse phillip roth of being a conventional storyteller. it'll just never happen. i've now read three of his books and each one dealt with off the wall topics. sure, there are veins of consistency, but overall everything is quite distinct. and out there. but the direction and subject matter of his narratives is irrelevant because no one will accuse roth of being a pedestrian connector of words. his descriptions are just too wonderfully detailed and thoughtful and fearless. there's not a topic he could choose that could keep me away from experiencing how he chooses to tell it.