What Would Philip Roth Do?: A Memoir($15.95Value)

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Not Your Typical Boy-Meets-Girl Boy-Loses-Shiksa Story Welcome to the brain of Matt Check. Here you’ll find thoughts of bluegrass music, unrequited love, modern-day Nazis and uncircumcised penises. “Ugh, smegma,” as he likes to say. Matt’s goal? To make a life for himself in New York City, land the perfect banjo lick, and find love along the way. Bonus points if he can succeed in making his father proud. A memoir about a Jewish banjo player’s search for the perfect woman and his imagined conversations with author Philip Roth. Smart, poignant, and extremely funny, this groundbreaking book will leave you laughing and guessing till the very last page. ★★★★★ "A telling portrait of adolescence... 'What Would Philip Roth Do?' is a strong debut: funny, warm, nuanced, and insightful...." —Benjamin Selesnick, Jewish Book Council ★★★★★ "A rollicking, self-lacerating, and deeply human coming-of-age memoir.... Gorgeous prose.... A musical through-line connecting heartbreak and creativity, and offers a fresh twist on the classic Bildungsroman.... A playful homage to Roth's spirit. I couldn't stop reading this book." —Carol Thompson, Reader's Favorite ★★★★★ "Candid explorations of the messy intersections of art, sex, and identity.... Both a coming-of-age narrative and a meditation on how art and artists shape our inner lives.... An unusual texture: part confession, part literary séance." —Scott Olsen, Chicago Review of Books ★★★★★ "Funny, awkward, and sometimes wildly uncomfortable, but that's the point.... A mash-up of heritage, humor, and horniness that feels surprisingly relatable.... Hilarious, and strangely affirming: a reminder that art often comes from our most humiliating and complicated experiences." —Kyle Eaton, Manhattan Review of Books