Everyman | Litsy

Everyman | Philip Roth

This just keeps getting worse. Do I think Roth was a great writer ,yes. Do I think he was a nice person, no. Blake Bailey. If he is guilty of the things he is accused of,horrible. But why destroy the papers? I immediately wonder what was lost in Sylvia Plaths papers, how Ted and others destroyed documents of great literary value cuz they didn‘t want to look bad. https://newrepublic.com/article/162475/philip-roth-blake-bailey-documents-biogra...

vivastory I saw that there was another Roth bio that was either just published or it's going to be published soon. 3y

Leftcoastzen @vivastory I am reading the Bailey Roth bio I bought before Bailey issue blew up. I still find it useful to know more about Roth .Roth‘s mother preferred him to his brother Sandy , enough to put Sandy in therapy to deal with it .Can be hard to be the woman in the life of that guy !🙄 3y

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laur89

Everyman | Philip Roth

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Painfully boring and I really didn‘t care about any of the characters‘ stories. I skimmed through the last 50 pages hoping something would catch my attention with no success. Maybe it was just the wrong time for this book?

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laur89

Everyman | Philip Roth

Book & chocolate in between classes. This was given to me by a coworker- it seems like a short read perfect for break times.

And yes, that is a minion peeking out of my book - I ran out of bookmarks, and a minion card was the only thing I had around. 😅

MayJasper You've been robbed. Snickers are longer than that. 5y

laur89 @MayJasper Hahaha 😂 We have a secret teacher staff of fun-sized candy. Makes us happy after a stressful class. 😉 5y

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laur89

Everyman | Philip Roth

That feeling when your coworker gives you new books to read 🤗🤗 Never heard of these titles but they sound like interesting reads! #newin #TBR #teachersoflitsy #bookish #bibiliophile

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scowler1

Everyman | Philip Roth

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I didn't find the characters quite as interesting in this one but it's still a very enjoyable read. I didn't put it down until I'd finished it. I'd not even heard of this author until he recently died. I didn't grow up in America, that's my only excuse.

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goodbyefrancie

Everyman | Philip Roth

Breakfast on the deck today, watching it rain. I could sit here and listen to it hit the canopy all day. Happy Sunday, #Littens! Hope you all have a safe and peaceful day.

Dolly I'd love to read and eat. I notice you have a... is it called a book weight? Does this work on only some books? 6y

goodbyefrancie @Dolly I've had it for a while, and only had one book that didn't work well with it. It was a very stiff spine on a softcover book. Other than that one, I love this thing. I stumbled across it by accident - I had no idea these things existed! This one is leather, about $25 on Amazon. 6y

Dolly Thanks for the info. I've seen them at yard sales. Hoping I'll see another.🙏🏻 6y

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ellysisland

Everyman | Philip Roth

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Life. Our life. Leave your hopes and dreams outside this is reality.

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Clevercactus

Everyman | Philip Roth

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Incredible. Depressing. Real. This is a dead man's tale. An unhealthy old man is filled with regret and sorrow over his past while struggling (resentfully) to cope with serious hereditary physical ailments. I don't know how one could read this book and not ponder his or her own mortality. Roth is truly an American literary god. #philiproth #litsyatoz

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