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Violence
Barely any
Mild; the violence of public life rather than physical
Language
Some
Moderate language; Roth's frank register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult content; Zuckerman's relationships; Roth's trademark sexuality is present but not graphically explicit in this volume
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; New York social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong; the unexpected costs of fame; the gap between the writer and his created persona; Jewish family and public embarrassment as comedy and tragedy
What this book is about
The second Zuckerman novel finds Nathan rich and famous after publishing a scandalous novel that made him a celebrity — and learning what celebrity costs. Roth's comedy of Jewish American life, sexual politics, and the gap between a writer's imagination and his reality is at full pitch: Zuckerman is recognized everywhere, harassed, and cannot escape the character he's created or the family he's scandalized.
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