Aaron's review
The Breast by Philip Roth
“The Breast” is often compared to “The Nose,” but really it is “Johnny Got His Gun” for the Sex Wars; Cronenberg via “Everything You Want To Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask.” Although it is a comedy, there is a touch of body horror to it, particularly in its delight in urges denied and the practical problems of being a giant, anthropomorphic breast. “The Breast” may best be understood like “Our Gang,” the last gasps of Roth’s shadow career as he entered his first lost period and before he found Nathan Zuckerman – a role that might have gone to Kepesh, had he not been trying to seduce a nurse and out touring with the rolling stones.
