“A book review generally carries the implicit premise that the reviewer somehow sees the book, its strengths and weaknesses, more clearly than its author does.” – Brian Morton in his review of Philip Roth’s new novel.

Given all the press the book’s been getting, I guess it’s only a matter of time before I read it. Of course, I should probably first finish reading the dozens of other books I’ve got lined up on my shelf — including the last hundred or so pages of that other Roth novel.