Nemesis | 
pickLike most Roth that I‘ve read, there‘s a lot of angst in Nemesis. I found the first two thirds of the book very relevant to the early days of the pandemic when we knew so little about COVID (and they knew so little about polio.) The end, set in the 70s was depressing, and I wished we had been let in on what happened to Marcia. But over all, a good, fast read. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
pickNemesis is a short novel set in America in 1944. Bucky the protagonist is 23 and works as the playground director during the polio epidemic. it‘s amazingly powerful yet easy to read. It‘s about fear, suffering and self blame. 4.5 🌟
Now on to The Devil in the Flesh
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Half way through and totally immersed in this book. I am wondering why it took me so long to read something by Philip Roth🤷♀️
Set in 1944 during the Polio epidemic it‘s a hard hitting but beautifully written novel.
I remember in my early nursing days looking after patients in an iron lung 🫁 How amazing the invention of ventilators have been to medicine!!
Hope you are all finding time to do a bit of reading!
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I read this book in 2015.
nemesis noun
nem·e·sis | \ ˈne-mə-səs
Definition of nemesis
1
capitalized : the Greek goddess of retributive justice
2
plural nemeses\ ˈne- mə- ˌsēz
: one that inflicts retribution or vengeance
Many a pursued man fell before his nemesis in the streets …
b
: a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent
The team was defeated by its old nemesis.
This is terrifying. Polio outbreaks killing and disabling children in nineteen fifties America. Parents living in fear through the summer months, blaming anyone and anything though no-one had a clue how to prevent it. I can honestly say that in twenty years of watching my daughters grow up, I've never worried much about their health. That's still not the case for too many parents on this planet.
pickGreat book. "NEMESIS presents a revelation as startling as the discovery of a planet or the alignment of a new constellation... Nemesis could be the darkest novel Roth has written and ranks with the most provocative." -- Kirkus Reviews Entertaining level: ???? #livro #book #bookaholic #booklovers #ler #leitura #leitora #reading #instabook #instaread #instabooks #bookstagram #igread #litsy #booklover #2014Sha
pickGreat novel about polio and guilt. Another Roth I really liked. #1001books Picture: Mijayima, Japan
You have a conscience, and a conscience is a valuable attribute, but not if it begins to make you think you were to blame for what is far beyond the scope of your responsibility.
