This week, we wrestle with the overbearing maximalist style of Roth's narration in The Human Stain.  Does the style augment the themes of the novel or does it detract from the work?  We also discuss Roth's claim that people will no longer read novels.  

This is the last book of our series on Campus Novels where we also reviewed and discussed The Secret History and Stoner.  Look for our previous episodes to hear our discussion about these books.  Next week we will wrap up our series on Campus novels.

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This week, we reviewed The Human Stain by Philip Roth, an idiosyncratic American stylist.  Though a best-seller and winner of the PEN/Faulkner when it was published, we were not as impressed.  Why not?  Listen and find out!

This is the last novel in our Campus Novels series. We previously covered Stoner and The Secret History which you can find in our archives.

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Why was Stoner overlooked?  Was it because the protagonist is somehow un-American?  Was it because of the plain, minimalist style?  Or was it because the book was not a good fit with the 1960s when it was published?  We discuss these ideas and more in this week's episode.

This is the second novel in our Campus Novels series. Next week we will review Philip Roth's The Human Stain. 

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This week we review Stoner, a "forgotten" novel that was rediscovered 50 years after its publication.  Now, some critics and writers are calling it the perfect novel.  Did we find it to be perfect? Listen to find out!

This is the second novel in our Campus Novels series. Want to talk about Stoner? Join our discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and discussion questions for every episode.

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