Thursday, October 18, 2007

How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper



Sometimes librarians need to read fluff, too. And this is fulfilled my need for mindless, funny entertainment. It's definitely not something I'll buy for the high school, but this audiobook was a good change of pace for me.

Doug Parker is a widower and still grieving for his wife of three years. He's 29 and suddenly single again and doing a poor job of living. He has an affair, he "almost" tries to commit suicide and he ignores the problems the rest of his family is having. His twin sister is getting divorced AND is pregnant. His younger sister is marrying his ex-best friend. His father just had a stroke and his mother is popping pills to deal with it. Yet, the author makes this novel funny and the narrator does an excellent job telling the story. Doug Parker grows up, finally, at age 29.

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