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Book Review of The Human Stain

The Human Stain
The Human Stain
Author: Philip Roth
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 8


It took a good 60 pages into this book before I really got interested in it. The main character isn't the most admirable and there didn't seem to be enough happening to make it interesting. After those first 60 pages of exposition, however, the book lured me in with its twists and turns and surprises. You never know exactly where the story is taking you and what you'll learn. By the end of the book, I wanted to read it again. It accurately captures our world, how we are shaped by it and how we shape it.