I've just started to get into his work. I've read American Pastoral, Goodbye Columbus, and Portnoy's Complaint, and I've absolutely loved all three.

Anybody else like him?

At this point, Philip Roth is an American institution. It's probably been five years since I last read him, but it's definitely good stuff.

Just finished Our Gang. While I thought it was funny and occasionally pretty insightful, I wasn't quite as impressed as with his earlier work. The work was a little too spiteful for my taste, I suppose.

Starting The Breast now.

I've only read The Human Stain, but I thought it was great. He's a little verbose for my regular tastes, but I was quite impressed with his characterization. I have The Plot Against America on my bookshelf, and I'm curious about Operation Shylock.

Okay, almost a whole year later, I am a full-fledged Roth fan. I've read Goodbye, Columbus; Portnoy's Complaint, The Ghost Writer, The Counterlife, The Facts, Operation Shylock, Sabbath's Theater, American Pastoral, The Human Stain, and The Plot Against America. I would recommend all of them wholehearted, especially The Counterlife, Operation Shylock, and The Human Stain.

Our Gang and The Breast... Meh.

And now I've got I Married a Communist waiting on my desk. Exciting.

I actually am reading Roth for the first time in my life. I've always put him on my list of authors to check out, and years later, I finally bought a copy of The Plot Against America. I really like the way that he writes, and I'd like to keep exploring his work. Since you guys seem to all love him, what would you recommend that I go for next? I was thinking Every Man, but none of you really mentioned that in your favorites lists.

I found Everyman a little dull overall.

I would run with his early crack-up, Portnoy's Complaint, and the latter day American Pastoral.

My personal favorite is the Counterlife, but I think that reading his other works enhances the power of that one. In addition to coffin's suggestions, I would pick up Operation Shylock.