I have to confess I've tried hard to read all that 'modern American stuff' (maybe a bookshelf) and I just don't like it. Why three stars? I'm just not feeling mean this morning.
I didn't realize it until about twenty pages from the end of the book, but Moses Herzog is one of the most endearing characters I have ever encountered in a novel. He probably shouldn't be. He's washed up, broken down, and quite possibly a little bit crazy, and spends a great deal of time mentally c...