One Last Thing Before I Go

from grandpahobo

This is a very enjoyable book. Its both funny and poignant, but mostly funny. It is very similar to "This is Where I leave You" in that the main character in both books is a man whose whole life is falling apart. This is a great read if you are a man over the age of 40 and looking for something l...

from indygo88

Drew Silver is a wash-up. Former drummer for a one-hit wonder band, his ex-wife is preparing to remarry and his daughter is becoming more of a stranger to him. He spends his days hanging with a couple of other washed-up middle-aged men, coming to realize that his life is going nowhere. When he ex...

from heike6

Jonathan Tropper is an amazing writer. Even though I don't particularly care for the plots of his books, I read for the writing, because it's that good. For an example, in this part the main character is being dragged to a stranger's funeral with his rabbi father:"Ruben [the rabbi] finishes speak...

from melrailey

This was my first experience with Jonathon Tropper. I've heard great things about Tropper on many book podcasts. So I finally decided to take the plunge and read one of his books. It was well worth the read. Silver was an interesting main character. Although I didn't identify with him and didn't ...

from MartinBodek

I suppose the only reason the book isn't subtitled "Sex sex sexy sexy crazy sex bad sex depressing sex loser sex pity sex sex sex addicts anonymous sexnuts" is because the title was long enough as it was. The book plods along for its first quarter in a most depressing, dejected, aimless manner. I...