Title: Strong beginning...contrived conclusion
Product review: As with the second volume of the Zuckerman trilogy (Zuckerman Unbound), Roth begins in fine fashion but gradually loses steam. The result is an ending that seems less a result of the natural actions of his characters and more a testimony to Roth's own boredom or fatigue with his subject. Would have been more effective as a short story--as a novel it seems bloated and a bit flimsy. Roth has done far better than this.
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