The Human Stain by Philip Roth

The Human Stain

The American Trilogy #3

Philip Roth

384 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a president, and in a small New England town an aging Classics professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues decree that he is a r...

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Moods

dark 63%
reflective 61%
challenging 59%
emotional 33%
tense 25%
sad 21%
mysterious 14%
informative 9%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 39%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%

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3.7

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