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Title: Not a Roth fan
Review: I don't understand why so many people think Philip Roth is such an important writer, but I keep reading his books in an attempt to find out. In this spirit, I just finished _Deception_, which was recommended by a friend. But I didn't find the answer here. The dialogue in this all-dialogue novel is not at all convincing; the characters are not engaging in any way; and the "plot" (which is not revealed until the end, if indeed it is then) is too clever by half. If you're not already a Roth fan, don't bother; this is not the book that will make you one.
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