Philip Roth is a modern-day John P. Marquand

This is not meant as a put-down of Roth; I think Marquand is great.

P.S. Is this what a Twitter post is like? Basically, I’m too lazy to back up my statement here with evidence. But I think that any of you out there who’ve read both Roth and Marquand will agree upon a moment’s reflection that I’m right.

P.P.S. When I’m talking about Marquand, I exclude the way overrated The Late George Apley. I’m talking about real Marquand books like Point of No Return, Wickford Point, etc.

5 thoughts on “Philip Roth is a modern-day John P. Marquand

  1. Yes, that's more or less what a Twitter post would consist of.

    In short, if you can say it in 140 characters or less, it's a Twitter post.

  2. I was wondering if anyone would mention Mr. Moto. . . . No, he doesn't count. I gotta say, though, I bet Philip Roth could've whipped up some pretty good Mr. Moto stories if he'd felt like it.

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