![]() Turn Portnoy into any of the other minority groups that are now living the American dream thanks to their enterprising parents, and you’ll probably end up with a similar tension and anger that permeates this novel. ![]() Portnoy’s Complaint was written more than forty years ago, but I was constantly surprised at just how modern and alive it felt. ![]() As he tells his therapist about his life, and just how terrible his mother is, he detours and twists to explain just why he can’t seem to have a proper, fulfilling relationship with any woman, and why, maybe, he just doesn’t really care. The woman just won’t leave him alone, despite his having passed thirty, and having a rather swanky public service job crusading for human rights. So this seemed like a good starting point.Īlex Portnoy has a problem – his mother. I also didn’t want to commit to starting the Zuckerman series, because I didn’t want to get it wrong. ![]() I’ve heard a lot about him from a lot of people, and most of it has been pretty positive. I managed to pick this up cheap the other day, and after all the fuss about Roth winning the Man Booker International Prize earlier in the year, I was curious to know just what kind of author he was. ![]()
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