Everyman

Roth has a way with writing characters. Every single one of them is a complex piece of art for better or worse. In other novels, characters are sympathetic or not. In Philip Roth novels, they just exist in their worlds. So much detail goes into their thoughts, motivations, and actions that it can be hard to believe they're not real.

In Everyman, Philip Roth spins a meandering yarn about a man who has it all until he realizes he doesn't. Themes of love, sex, family, religion, and especially death are seen throughout. While the book can get a little confusing because of all the back and forth and no real plot, this is a beautiful examination of death and the willingness to live and the acceptance (or lack thereof) of the inevitable.