by Philip Roth
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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...
by Ernest Cline
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune.
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Apr 5th, 2018
I came late to reading Roth, enjoyable but not my favorite
Jul 25th, 2014
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Mar 28th, 2013
I read this as a teenager and I still remember some of the comical stories and have mentioned them in conversations over the years and no one had heard of the book. Today's' youth should read this book, then they may realize older people had a sense of humor too.
To this day I will not order salad dressing in a restaurant.
