Not a book I would have read on my own, but I think it is a great subject for a book club discussion (which is why I read it): So many thought-provoking themes about identity; class; the ways our own selfish actions reverberate through the lives of our loved ones, even many years later; and what our responsibility to our ancestors and society should be. I've never read a Roth novel so I'm not sure how it compares to his other works, but I would recommend it.