What is the author's style in The Counterlife by Philip Roth?

The point of view used by Roth is one of the most crucial and intriguing elements in The Counterlife. It changes in each of the five parts, and it often changes with absolutely no warning. The novel does not proceed in a linear fashion. Even some of the separate parts do not always proceed in a linear chronological manner. Because the novel consists of many versions of similar stories, a timeline is difficult to construct. Often similar versions of stories seem to overlap in time or even retell a completely new version of the story occupying the same place in time. For readers accustomed to more traditional linear narrative, the structure of The Counterlife is one of the most difficult elements to adjust to.