"The Humbling" by Philip Roth (August 2011)

Many call this a novella.  It's about a man who in his 60's and is losing his artistic touch for acting.  Philip Roth writes beautifully, but the passages can be quite depressing.   He relates to our most morose and disturbing questions but appears to care deeply about the characters and what they are going through.  I can see atheism in some of his writing too.  

This will be an interesting book to read.  I am now on page 43 of 150, excited about the strange experiences our main character will go through and how he will react.   I am curious whether or not Roth will get too negative, more negative and deterministic than he needs to be.