★★★★
Before American Pastoral, I’d never read any Philip Roth. I’d only really heard about him through reviews of Everyman, which sounded so completely depressing and pessimistic that I was entirely put off. However, since I’ve just joined a book club (very exciting!) and this was the first book to be read, I took a deep breath and jumped in. And I enjoyed it far, far more than I expected to.
The Idle Woman 