Deception Audiobook

" This is an audiobook review as Roth has become my go-to for road trips. Listening to this was more like listening to radio theatre since it consists solely of conversations. It was entertaining to listen to but in comparison to his other books I've read and listened to, this one wasn't as interesting. "

" This is an audiobook review as Roth has become my go-to for road trips. Listening to this was more like listening to radio theatre since it consists solely of conversations. It was entertaining to listen to but in comparison to his other books I've read and listened to, this one wasn't as interesting. "

" Unfortunately, despite this book's being beautifully extraordinary in its concept, I'd prefer it a lot shorter. It's basically a series of conversations that seem placed pretty randomly. I found most of them uninteresting. Sure, there were gems but like one among each fifteen. The best part (by far) of this book is near the end. There is this chapter discussing how can written fiction mess up your real life relationships and how people insist that your writing must be about them or anything real. //I write fiction and they say it's autobiography and when I write autobiography, they say it's fiction. So I guess I'll just keep writing and let them decide.// -something like that. This part is absolutely brilliant, it's only about ten pages long but it's so good it makes for the whole book. The ending was also very nice, more reality shifting and that's what I love about Philip Roth. He keeps showing me things I can do through literature I haven't even thought of. "

" Unfortunately, despite this book's being beautifully extraordinary in its concept, I'd prefer it a lot shorter. It's basically a series of conversations that seem placed pretty randomly. I found most of them uninteresting. Sure, there were gems but like one among each fifteen. The best part (by far) of this book is near the end. There is this chapter discussing how can written fiction mess up your real life relationships and how people insist that your writing must be about them or anything real. //I write fiction and they say it's autobiography and when I write autobiography, they say it's fiction. So I guess I'll just keep writing and let them decide.// -something like that. This part is absolutely brilliant, it's only about ten pages long but it's so good it makes for the whole book. The ending was also very nice, more reality shifting and that's what I love about Philip Roth. He keeps showing me things I can do through literature I haven't even thought of. "

" He's still travelling on Goodbye Columbus...generations after that should be the case. "

" He's still travelling on Goodbye Columbus...generations after that should be the case. "

" I reread this all the time, throw it across the room in disgust at the end, and then read it again a few months later. Why? I don't know. I wish I knew how to quit you, Deception. "

" I reread this all the time, throw it across the room in disgust at the end, and then read it again a few months later. Why? I don't know. I wish I knew how to quit you, Deception. "

" Very nice book which is comprised solely from dialogues where you don't know exactly who's talking... "

" Very nice book which is comprised solely from dialogues where you don't know exactly who's talking... "

" The chickliterati could learn a thing or two from this old guy. Compelling read from start to finish. Worth picking up if you are in the mood for lighter fare. "

" The chickliterati could learn a thing or two from this old guy. Compelling read from start to finish. Worth picking up if you are in the mood for lighter fare. "

" Not essential Philip Roth, but damn good anyway. For those who claim he's a misogynist who stereotypes his female roles, check out how well he draws the female characters using ONLY dialogue here. There are maybe five non-dialogue sentences in the whole book. Nifty trick, and a quick read. "

" Not essential Philip Roth, but damn good anyway. For those who claim he's a misogynist who stereotypes his female roles, check out how well he draws the female characters using ONLY dialogue here. There are maybe five non-dialogue sentences in the whole book. Nifty trick, and a quick read. "

" It was ok, 2.75 not a 3. Good writing but the story was something I could not get into. "

" It was ok, 2.75 not a 3. Good writing but the story was something I could not get into. "

" This is a story told entirely in dialogue, and centers around two lovers that are married to other people. Though ultimately not particularly deep or moving, Roth has a very good ear for conversation and it was a quick, fun read. "

" This is a story told entirely in dialogue, and centers around two lovers that are married to other people. Though ultimately not particularly deep or moving, Roth has a very good ear for conversation and it was a quick, fun read. "

" incredible tale told with no narration - just dialog ... roth shows his masterful ability over the written word "

" incredible tale told with no narration - just dialog ... roth shows his masterful ability over the written word "

" oh, wait, i havn't actually read this one. whoops "

" oh, wait, i havn't actually read this one. whoops "

" Isn't this the book where he included whole chunks of his actual marriage in the text? Including scenes and dialogue and did it in such a way as to demonstrate a far greater level of betrayal than she had heretofore imagined ? "

" Isn't this the book where he included whole chunks of his actual marriage in the text? Including scenes and dialogue and did it in such a way as to demonstrate a far greater level of betrayal than she had heretofore imagined ? "

" "All the time I thought you loved you me for my body when in fact it was only for my sentences." "

" "All the time I thought you loved you me for my body when in fact it was only for my sentences." "

" Unique it its style of narrative minimalism, it's a must read "

" Unique it its style of narrative minimalism, it's a must read "

" Not to read books of pure conversation "

" Not to read books of pure conversation "

" Interesting use of dialogue as a book, very untraditional approach "

" Interesting use of dialogue as a book, very untraditional approach "

" La lista della spesa del signor Roth,P. credo sia più interessante, variegata e illuminante di questo suo Inganno. Qualcuno fermi l'Einaudi nella disastrosa campagna di ristampe dell'autore più grande dei nostri tempi. Urge referendum. "

" La lista della spesa del signor Roth,P. credo sia più interessante, variegata e illuminante di questo suo Inganno. Qualcuno fermi l'Einaudi nella disastrosa campagna di ristampe dell'autore più grande dei nostri tempi. Urge referendum. "

" Another lovely book by Philip Roth. It's hard to do it justice. It's just a collection of disconnected conversations. It's almost all dialogue. "

" Another lovely book by Philip Roth. It's hard to do it justice. It's just a collection of disconnected conversations. It's almost all dialogue. "

" Not to read books of pure conversation "

" Not to read books of pure conversation "

" If this had been my first Philip Roth book I wouldn't give him a second chance "

" If this had been my first Philip Roth book I wouldn't give him a second chance "

" Some smart conversation and pillow talk are the basis for this novel consisting entirely of dialog. I listened to this on audio with multiple readers and found it mostly kept my interest, but this was a short book... "

" Some smart conversation and pillow talk are the basis for this novel consisting entirely of dialog. I listened to this on audio with multiple readers and found it mostly kept my interest, but this was a short book... "

" Ugh. Awful. What a dreadful "arty" waste of time. "

" Ugh. Awful. What a dreadful "arty" waste of time. "

" Terrific. Smart. Slim. Full of truth. "

" Terrific. Smart. Slim. Full of truth. "

" Again, similar to my last review, an affectation played large. Roth is a masterful writer, and I picked this up after I read "Indignation." The latter was a masterful story artfully told. This is not. Avoid it, unless you enjoy artifice for artifice's sake. "

" Again, similar to my last review, an affectation played large. Roth is a masterful writer, and I picked this up after I read "Indignation." The latter was a masterful story artfully told. This is not. Avoid it, unless you enjoy artifice for artifice's sake. "