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Contributed by Wyatt Mason
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Philip Roth's new novel-not Exit Ghost, which appeared last October, but Indignation, which will arrive this fall-was sent to reviewers in April for an early look. After I read it, I found myself wondering how it will be reviewed. Not whether the judgments will be positive or negative-as is the case with most serious books, we can assume the novel will collect opinions that shuttle between extremes of sympathy and hostility. Rather, I am curious over the methodology of its future reader-evaluators. How much of Roth's prior work they will feel they should read before passing judgment on his latest effort? . . .
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