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The Land Of Steady Habits (2014)

by Ted Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316186562 (ISBN13: 9780316186568)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Little, Brown and Company

review 1: Without even realizing it, I have spent the last few months reading about male mid-life/late-life crises. In this one, a man in his sixties makes a mess of things -- quitting his job and his marriage, messing up relationships, drinking too much. This very young author so adeptly captures the voice of this older main character, and I enjoyed every minute of it. While there are funny moments/writing, this is not exactly a comedy. The book asks some interesting questions about ownership and stability and continuity.
review 2: The cover is deceiving. For me, it teased me into thinking this was the next Cheever or Updike. But it is not. Anders is an incredible character, making questionable decision after questionable decision, but in a way, resembles you and I. Tho... morempson's prose is strong, his paragraphs are long, effectively trapping the reader inside the story which offers a brief glimpse of how Anders feels his life is going. The strongest book I have read in 2014 by a long shot. less

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