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This is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting...to roam the world since Candide" (Time ). --Ce texte provient de la Paperback �dition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 I remembered this book for 39 YEARS!, Nov. 8 2007

Par	Art Vandalay "The Architect" (New Hampshire, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Sot-Weed Factor (Paperback)

I remembered this book for 39 YEARS! I was about 16 years old when I read it, on the strong recommendation of one of my teachers at the Woodstock Country School in Vermont. It captivated me and it still does!
This book is magical and it will sweep you away, back into a totally insane Colonial period with scoundrels and 'SALVAGES' behind every bush! You will be very confused about U.S. history after you read it, but perhaps that is a good thing. We should all be less certain of history, for it is just one story, not the whole truth. Barth may be right about everything or nothing, we will never know, for not one of us was there at the time.
I am going to read it again now and I know it will be just as good, maybe better, the 2nd time around. If you you don't read this book right now, you will be very sorry. Or maybe you will not be sorry, but I will personally feel sorry for your loss of a wonderful, silly, outrageous adventure in the Cheseapeake Bay!!! Watch out behind you, there is someone there!

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Hilarious but not a classic!, F�v 6 2007

Par	A. Paeth (Michigan) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Sot-Weed Factor (Paperback)

This was a very funny book that is worth the effort it takes to plow through the somewhat difficult text.

Pro's... Humor, historical satire, educational, cutting edge metafiction evolving around the author's inane imagination.

Con's... excessively bawdy, too much potty humor, Ebenezer's dullwitted idiocy, repetitive cliffhangers (Burlingame's identity, Anna's relationship with Henry,and Malden's ruin) with too many 360 degree twists to the plot! Unbelievable happenstance, coincidence and irony throughout.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Outrageously funny, Mai 24 2004

Par	R. E. James "mostly Libertarian" (Longwood, FL United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Sot-Weed Factor (Paperback)

This is the only book of this size (1200 pages) that I have read three times. I first read it in 1972 and just read it again last year. It is definitely NOT a "beach" read, and requires concentration, but is well worth it. After this, I read two or three more by Barth, and was quite disappointed.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Not much to add to other glowing reviews...
... but this and GILES GOAT-BOY are masterpieces of deconstructed Americana. The depth of Pynchon, the wit of Heller and Roth, the linguistic brilliance of, well, Barth: it's all... Read more

Publi� le Sep 24 2003 par The Zen Archer

5.0�toiles sur 5 The Sot Weed Factor
Everything that could be said about the literary genius of this book is contained in the other reviews here - so l will just add that when l read it over 30 years ago l thought it... Read more

Publi� le Juil 11 2003 par Joanie Gray

5.0�toiles sur 5 Brilliant, Funny and Spellbinding
I know it's supposed to spoof historical novels, but I didn't read "The Sot-Weed Factor" that way at all. Read more

Publi� le F�v 11 2003 par Dan Witte

4.0�toiles sur 5 Close, but not quite a cigar.
On my trip through the rugged post-modern landscape I chose this book as my introduction to John Barth. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 2 2003 par B. Gone