In my opinion, this is another one of Philip Roth’s more forgettable books.Some fine vignettes in there to be sure, but mostly a fruitless satire that contributed to his being viewed as a “self-hating Jew.”

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Goodbye, Columbus

Philip Roth! The man just could not get over his Jewishness. Good God, man, let it go! LET IT GO!  I wish I would have had the foresight when I began this 136-page novella,  Goodbye Columbus , to highlight how many times Roth uses the word “Jewish.” Truly, it must be an astounding amount. If ever a man struggled to make peace with his cultural identity or God through his writing, it was Philip Roth (Graham Greene might come in second place).  But, despite Roth's tiring obsession with Judaism, it is not why I hate him.  I hate him because he writes like a GODDAMNED BRILLIANT BASTARD.  This collection was his DEBUT, and it makes me want to throw pens and rocks and packs of used birth control pills at his grave.  You've got a lot of nerve, Roth.

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