Comments on: Tough Jews http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/22/tough-jews/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: The Mick536 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/22/tough-jews/#comment-152800 The Mick536 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:05:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=46062#comment-152800 Tough choice where to start. If you haven't read Portnoy or Goodbye, including the short stories, I would think you start there. You as a writer, reviewer, editor, and critic could then move on to Ghost Writer, and the other two initial Zuckerman books. Or you could read American Pastoral to meet one of literature's greatest characters, who, if not of that high a pedestal sitter, is Phil's best character. After that, just stick your hand into the bookshelf. Lots to say about many of them. The Breast is very Kafkaesque. And, of course, The Great American Novel, which is in my top five baseball books. I will treat you to lunch at the New York Deli in Price Chopper in South Burlington to discuss any Roth writing. Tough choice where to start. If you haven’t read Portnoy or Goodbye, including the short stories, I would think you start there. You as a writer, reviewer, editor, and critic could then move on to Ghost Writer, and the other two initial Zuckerman books. Or you could read American Pastoral to meet one of literature’s greatest characters, who, if not of that high a pedestal sitter, is Phil’s best character. After that, just stick your hand into the bookshelf. Lots to say about many of them.

The Breast is very Kafkaesque. And, of course, The Great American Novel, which is in my top five baseball books.

I will treat you to lunch at the New York Deli in Price Chopper in South Burlington to discuss any Roth writing.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/22/tough-jews/#comment-152799 Alex Belth Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:19:59 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=46062#comment-152799 I've really got to get around to reading Roth one of these days. Big gap for me. I’ve really got to get around to reading Roth one of these days. Big gap for me.

]]> By: The Mick536 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/22/tough-jews/#comment-152798 The Mick536 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:30:58 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=46062#comment-152798 I am a Rothian, amongst other things. My favorite author, alongside David Foster Wallace (check out the Slate article about him and Wittgenstein), whom i have read and idolized since Goodbye and Portnoy. Have interrupted Reggie to read Nemesis. Have annotated the books, noting things of interest to me, including: martinis, sex, and baseball. Lots of baseball references. He likes the Mets. I am a Rothian, amongst other things. My favorite author, alongside David Foster Wallace (check out the Slate article about him and Wittgenstein), whom i have read and idolized since Goodbye and Portnoy. Have interrupted Reggie to read Nemesis. Have annotated the books, noting things of interest to me, including: martinis, sex, and baseball. Lots of baseball references. He likes the Mets.

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