Questions for Discussion 1. Taps opens with this description of Fisk’s Landing: “The hills came sweeping down from their hardwood forests and challenged the flatness, mingling with it in querulous juxtaposition” (p. 1). How is landscape, particularly the relationship between the flatlands and the hills, important to the story? How are the characters shaped [...]
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Roth, Philip — Indignation
“Brilliant and disconcerting…It’s a melancholy triumph and a cogent reflection on society in a time of war.” – Publishers Weekly, boxed and starred “As provocative as his astonishing The Plot Against America…[A] fast-paced, compassionate, humorous, historically-conscious novel…” – Booklist, starred “We can see again his shocking ability to bring history to bear on the present. [...]
