Who Is Rich? : A Novel

from rglossne

Rich is a self-indulgent, middle-aged graphic novelist who thinks he's in love with a woman attending the conference he teaches at once a year. They've kept their flirtation/affair alive over the winter with sexting and emails. Back home, he has an overworked wife and two young children. Amy, his...

from hubblegal

I can't recommend this one and only finished about half of it. Netgalley recommended this book in an email to me and I clicked on the link to see what it was about; however, that automatically placed it on my shelf to be read and reviewed. I appreciate all the books I've received from Netgalley b...

from alexrichman

There's a very good short story in here - the affair, the groan-inducing scenes with necklaces and earrings - but it's subsumed by a pretty underwhelming book. Wallowing in the mind of a washed-up adulterer only works if he's treated a little more harshly, but Klam pulls his punches - perhaps bec...

from minacee

Three writers I really like, Curtis Sittenfeld, Meg Wolitzer, and Jonathan Tropper, all gave blurbs praising this novel. I feel like I should have skipped this one and picked up one of theirs instead. Who is Rich? is the exhausting tale of a former applauded graphic novelist/cartoonist Rich Somel...

from arouse77

I received this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. Perhaps it is because I am not a self-indulgent middle aged has been, but I found that despite valiant effort, I could not connect with this book. The narrator, however, is certainly that. Flailing his way through a series ...