Making Nice: A Novel in Stories Paperback Matt Sumell

from JaneHuber

"Making Nice" is narrated by a brutal, alcoholic, dumb guy working through his mom issues. Not a fun read -- I think my face was permanently screwed into a sour expression on nearly every page. I don't dislike books of this genre. Charles Bukowski and Hugh Selby Jr.'s novels are haunting and awfu...

from faceinbook

My mother used to say that if I didn't have something nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all. However, I was asked to do an honest review of this book and there were a fair amount of things I did not like. Maybe this is a generational thing but I found the language to be over the top offens...

from MsNick

Alby is a mess having dealt with the loss of his mother and the aftermath that it has left in its wake. His actions are so severe at times that I can't tell if he's got a personality disorder or simply a hair-wire trigger temper. He can be utterly unlikable at times, going from angry man, to frus...

from Sean191

In Making Nice, Matt Sumell delivers a generally unlikeable character with a few redeeming qualities. But the character didn't really ring true to me. He acts like a total idiot, but actually seems smart in some ways. I think he would have some kind of social disorder. In general though, it was t...

from whitreidtan

Some of the most memorable characters in literature are unlikable. Humbert Humbert in Lolita is probably the best well known. He's loathsome and vile and yet the book is a masterpiece, stunning and well-written. But it's incredibly difficult to write a book with a deplorable main character and st...