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Title: A New Life (The Collected Works of Bernard Malamud) by Bernard Malamud ISBN: 0-7011-2455-5 Publisher: Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group) Pub. Date: 10 April, 1980 Format: Hardcover

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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: terrific.
Comment: I first read this book in college - I found it in the stacks in our library and chose it as a recreational read. Needless to say, it has become one of the most memorable novels I have ever come across; so much so that I bought the book to read again last month. Malamud's talent lies in his effectual portrayal of true to life characters and situations: S. Levin has a history of making the wrong choices, struggles to do what his conscience tell him is the correct path in life and battles to maintain his personal dignity -- all while living in a new state without emotional support. The administrative tug of war that defines his experience as instructor at a small state college are realistic and well portrayed - but also, they are written with a good deal of wit, making this quite the enjoyable read. I recommend it without any reservation!

Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Picture of a Real Person
Comment: Malamud's book is the story of a man who moves across the country to try a new life as a college instructor. As a college instructor myself, the politics he deals with rang true. I was mainly impressed, however, with the thoughts inside this characters head. I often read novels in which I come across something and think "No man I know would ever think this", but I never felt that way here. I didn't like the ending (I thought the character made a bad choice) but Malamud is under no contract to clear his endings with me first. A good solid read.

Rating: 4
Summary: A charming novel about the possibilities of change in life.
Comment: Malamud has written an entertaining novel about the attempt by the "hero" Levin to begin life anew in Cascadia (Oregon) in the 1950's, an era it is hard to imagine interesting - but it is here! And the end creates its own questions about new beginnings, love, the meaning of life, and all sorts of serious subjects, without ever feeling weighed down by them.

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