Portnoy's Complaint Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Philip Roth
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
209

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth Book Summary

The groundbreaking novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral that originally propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, this masterpiece draws us into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy.

"Deliciously funny...absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious...a brilliantly vivid reading experience." —The New York Times Book Review

"Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented." —New York Review of Books

Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine sexual gratification, but rather in overriding feelings of shame and the dread of retribution, particularly in the form of castration.' (Spielvogel, O. "The Puzzled Penis," Internationale Zeitschrift für Psychoanalyse, Vol. XXIV, p. 909.) It is believed by Spielvogel that many of the symptoms can be traced to the bonds obtaining in the mother-child relationship.

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Book Name Portnoy's Complaint
Genre Literary
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Language English
E-Book Size 6.58 MB

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Weird. Annoying and insulting. Not even a good storyline.

Portnoy's Complaint. Rereading Portnoy.... Now a woman approaching decrepitude, I understand the folly of youth. In my twenties, despite my fervent sexuality, I was hell bent on finding a "proper" husband; a good provider, a professional, a Jewish husband. Consequently, I rejected the perfect lover because he did not meet my qualifications. What was I thinking? I am the female Alexander Portnoy. What a great read!!!

Portnoy's Complaint. Written the year I graduated from High School - about time I read it!!!

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Summary of Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

The Portnoy's Complaint book written by Philip Roth was published on 20 September 1994, Tuesday in the Literary category. A total of 209 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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