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Guess we have to pause everything to talk about Roth.
I've found his stuff best appreciated cumulatively. I have a hard time finding one masterpiece to recommend to people when they ask. But there are 8 or 9 I've re-read with pleasure over the years, and while none is entirely satisfying in itself, his powers eventually become undeniable.
He was a vulgar moralist whose style blended the literary and colloquial. I think I most respect this great artistic balancing act.
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