I liked this book okay, but I didn't love it. I found some of the story-telling devices hard to accept. (Silver thinking things in his head and then finding out he actually said them out loud. I mean, really? Is that even a thing?? Seemed like an easy way out for the author, in my opinion) I also...
I've been reading a lot of YA/NA novels lately so I decided to go for an adult one this day. So I picked this up. Little did I know that it was like a YA/NA novel inside an adult novel. I like Jonathan Tropper's This Is Where I Leave You. Despite its many vulgar words, it's a good one. Yes, many ...
This is the third Tropper novel I have read, the first being This is Where I Leave You. I liked both of them a lot. They are poignant, sweet, funny, vicious, and insightful. His family dinner scenes are classic. They have you laughing out loud only to get sucker punched by the perceptiveness. He ...
Jonathan Tropper’s novel The Book of Joe dazzled critics and readers alike with its heartfelt blend of humor and pathos. Now Tropper brings all that—and more—to an irresistible new novel. In Everything Changes, Tropper delivers a touching, wickedly funny new tale about love, loss, and the perils ...
The Indigo Girls were playing on the stereo in the living room, but as far as I could tell that had nothing to do with it. “He hasn’t made a sound all afternoon,” she said. “I’ve tried to talk to him, but he doesn’t respond.” “He’s either pissed or sleeping,” I said. “This isn’t how I thought it ...
No visitors yet. The mornings are generally slow. Jen has left to go check into the Marriott over on Route 120. She’s going to stay overnight, determined that we talk this through further. Phillip is still being yelled at by Tracy behind closed doors not thick enough to drown out her high-pitche...