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The Next Right Thing: A Novel (2012)

by Dan Barden(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

038534340X (ISBN13: 9780385343404)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

The Dial Press

review 1: I won this book as a good reads first. The next right thing provides a vivid depiction of the addict's life, full of colorful characters and writing. It is a murder mystery and a behind-the-scenes look at AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) as well. Before reading this book, I knew little about AA (beyond what I've seen on TV and in movies), and I found it fascinating. The Next Right Thing makes AA an integral part of a very readable and fast paced novel.
review 2: This book is a crazy mix of style and content --it's a very satisfying mystery (of sorts) but it's got this under-layer of almost religious intensity to it --there will be wonderfully observed detail (""a guy who pitches his case to your girlfriend") and Mamet-like alpha male dialogue of a dirty but healing Ca... morelifornia AND there is a holy grailquest as the hero struggles with life and brotherly love and failure. In the end, I thought it was completely original --I want to compare it to things like The Rockford Files or Raymond Chandler, but in the end I feel like I've never read this book before. less

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