http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:22:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/comment-page-1/#comment-179 1morechapter.com » Blog Archive » Notable Books Challenge Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:58:01 +0000 http://1morechapter.com/?p=96#comment-179 [...] and Half of a Yellow Sun, which all ended up in my top twenty of 2007. My worst book of the year, Everyman, also came from last year’s NYT [...] [...] and Half of a Yellow Sun, which all ended up in my top twenty of 2007. My worst book of the year, Everyman, also came from last year’s NYT [...]

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/comment-page-1/#comment-177 1morechapter.com » Blog Archive » New-to-Me Authors of 2007 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:12:14 +0000 http://1morechapter.com/?p=96#comment-177 [...] Powers 16. The Road ****1/2 by Cormac McCarthy 17. The Myth of You and Me***1/2 by Leah Stewart 18. Everyman* by Philip Roth 19. Inkheart**** by Cornelia Funke 20. The Giver****1/2 by Lois Lowry; Number the [...] [...] Powers 16. The Road ****1/2 by Cormac McCarthy 17. The Myth of You and Me***1/2 by Leah Stewart 18. Everyman* by Philip Roth 19. Inkheart**** by Cornelia Funke 20. The Giver****1/2 by Lois Lowry; Number the [...]

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/comment-page-1/#comment-178 1morechapter.com » Blog Archive » A-Z Author Challenge Completed! Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:10:30 +0000 http://1morechapter.com/?p=96#comment-178 [...] 4.5 P. My Sister’s Keeper - Picoult Rating: 4 Q. Ishmael - Quinn Rating: 3.5 R. Everyman - Roth Rating: 1 S. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - See - Rating: 5 T. The Amateur Marriage by Ann Tyler Rating: 4 [...] [...] 4.5 P. My Sister’s Keeper – Picoult Rating: 4 Q. Ishmael – Quinn Rating: 3.5 R. Everyman – Roth Rating: 1 S. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – See – Rating: 5 T. The Amateur Marriage by Ann Tyler Rating: 4 [...]

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/comment-page-1/#comment-176 1morechapter.com » Blog Archive » Worst of 2007 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:13:57 +0000 http://1morechapter.com/?p=96#comment-176 [...] Everyman* by Philip Roth (Worst of [...] [...] Everyman* by Philip Roth (Worst of [...]

]]> http://www.1morechapter.com/2007/03/21/everyman-by-philip-roth-2/comment-page-1/#comment-175 John Self Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:05:00 +0000 http://1morechapter.com/?p=96#comment-175 I enjoyed this book, though not as much as his <i>American Pastoral</i>. I was interested to see your reasons for rating it so poorly. Do you think the "graphic sex scenes" (I can't remember them myself) actually undid all the other qualities of the book (you say it could have been good but for...), so as to render it worthless? (I'm guessing one star is your lowest rating!) Do you object to any sex scene in a book, or just 'graphic' ones? I enjoyed this book, though not as much as his American Pastoral. I was interested to see your reasons for rating it so poorly. Do you think the “graphic sex scenes” (I can’t remember them myself) actually undid all the other qualities of the book (you say it could have been good but for…), so as to render it worthless? (I’m guessing one star is your lowest rating!) Do you object to any sex scene in a book, or just ‘graphic’ ones?

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