Jonathan Tropper
Hardcover | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 3.89 | 128366 Users | 11939 Reviews
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| Title | : | This is Where I Leave You |
| Author | : | Jonathan Tropper |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | August 6th 2009 by Orion (first published November 10th 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Contemporary. Adult Fiction. Adult. Family. Book Club |
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A riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind—whether we like it or not. The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman family—including Judd’s mother, brothers, and sister—have been together in years. Conspicuously absent: Judd’s wife, Jen, whose fourteen-month affair with Judd’s radio-shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the death of his father and the demise of his marriage, Judd joins the rest of the Foxmans as they reluctantly submit to their patriarch’s dying request: to spend the seven days following the funeral together. In the same house. Like a family. As the week quickly spins out of control, longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed, and old passions reawakened. For Judd, it’s a weeklong attempt to make sense of the mess his life has become while trying in vain not to get sucked into the regressive battles of his madly dysfunctional family. All of which would be hard enough without the bomb Jen dropped the day Judd’s father died: She’s pregnant. This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's most accomplished work to date, a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind—whether we like it or not.Declare Books Concering This is Where I Leave You
| Original Title: | This Is Where I Leave You |
| ISBN: | 052595127X (ISBN13: 9780525951278) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Judd Foxman, Paul Foxman, Phillip Foxman, Wendy Foxman, Hilary Foxman, Annie Foxman, Jen Foxman, Linda Callen, Horry Callen, Charles Grodner |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009) |
Rating Containing Books This is Where I Leave You
Ratings: 3.89 From 128366 Users | 11939 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books This is Where I Leave You
One of the funniest novels I read last year. Jonathan Tropper has such an amazing, razor-sharp wit. I couldn't stop laughing, and there were a few unexpected moments where I got a little choked-up. A wonderful balance of humor and heart. The movie was just so-so. The book is so much better! I love Judd and his crazy, opinionated, and unapologetic family. They tell it like it is and then some. A must-read. :) Enjoy!2 Stars This book was not as satisfying as I hoped it would be. This is Where I Leave You, is a book about a family of estranged and extremely fucked up individuals that come together to sit Shiva when their emotionally distant father passes away after his long battle with cancer. Our vessel into this world and family is Judd Foxman the middle child of four siblings and recently single after finding his wife of nine years having sex with his chauvinistic boss. A book I thought would be about
I picked up this book on the recommendation of an acquaintance whose taste I trust. And in reading the dust jacket flap, I was immediately drawn in by the idea of the book: a family -- four siblings -- mourning the death of their father, coming together for seven days to sit shiva. The book promised to be witty and biting, an unforgiving look at family dynamic. I'm in. Sign me up.Eh.For sure there was some great language in here. Some sharp observations about disappointment and growing up and
I knew immediately I was going to love this book, right from the first few pages I was laughing and reading aloud passages and making my partner whos not a reader laugh along with me. It was that kind of book. Comedy mixed with the right amount of dysfunction and family drama. Plenty of adults acting childish and immature but really isnt that what happens when we are forced to spend extended time with our siblings? I was having such a great time with this book, I forgot about real life and I was
You never know when it will be the last time youll see your father, or kiss your wife, or play with your little brother, but theres always a last time. If you could remember every last time, youd never stop grieving. Jonathan Tropper and Nick Hornby are two authors that seem to be on the same plane although from two different parts of the world. Sarcasm and dark humor are their specialty, and a few movie adaptations have followed in the wake of their novels. Sadly, even at the adamant urging of
I picked up this book on the recommendation of an acquaintance whose taste I trust. And in reading the dust jacket flap, I was immediately drawn in by the idea of the book: a family -- four siblings -- mourning the death of their father, coming together for seven days to sit shiva. The book promised to be witty and biting, an unforgiving look at family dynamic. I'm in. Sign me up.Eh.For sure there was some great language in here. Some sharp observations about disappointment and growing up and
Does this story sound like itd tickle your funny bone? Judd Foxman and his wife Jen lost a baby during the last months of her pregnancy. A year later, he catches her in bed with his boss, a crude radio shock-jock. Months after that, Judd doesnt have a job and is living in a crappy apartment when he gets the news that his father finally died after long battle with cancer. Just then, Jen drops by to let him know that shes pregnant. Judds even more shocked to learn that his fathers last request was
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