Word: roth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Letting Go, by Philip Roth. The author, lured by the sirens of meaninglessness, gives too much attention to a tedious hero who finds life empty. Still, Roth's eye for irony and ear for dialogue are among the best, and they make his long novel of the university young well worth reading...
Letting Go, by Philip Roth. Page by page, because of the author's unmatched eye and ear, this novel of the university young is a delight. Taken as a whole, it is a tiresome analysis of the Angst of a conventionally world-weary hero...
Letting Go, by Philip Roth. Characters are subtly and astringently drawn in this look at university life, but the book is overlong and suffers from a world-weary young hero...
...stripped of labels-sell for 10% to 15% off regular retail prices, but the choice is limited. For the most part, Ferkauf relies on private-label soft goods put out for him by big-brand manufacturers. Korvette's calls them "compara-bles"; they include such items as Kayser-Roth "Nolde" nylons at $2.55 for three pairs, v. $4.05 for Kayser's better known "Kayser" hose, and Kentshire sheets by Pacific at $2.57 apiece, v. $3.49 for regular Pacific sheets. Though his competitors sneer that some of Ferkauf's "comparables" look more like sacks than Saks, he does...
Letting Go, by Philip Roth. Characters are subtly and astringently drawn in this look at university life, but the book is overlong, and suffers from a world-weary young hero...