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Loading... How to Talk to a Widower (2007)by Jonathan Tropper
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Rarely do I ever give 5 stars but this book held up from beginning to end. It has a combination of dark humor and heart that really hit the right balance with me. I laughed out loud reading this, something I so rarely do - I am reminded of the first time I read Naked by David Sedaris, the portrayal of a disfunctional family is fantastic. The dialog is sharp, the characters are consistent, and the plot resolves in a manner entirely consistent with the rest of the book. Leuk om te lezen. Soms erger ik me wel wat aan de overdreven 'witty' dialogen. Zo praten mensen met elkaar in een sitcom of een komische film, maar niet in het echt. Ook de relaties tussen de personages vind ik soms niet helemaal realistisch. Dat had ik ook al bij 'This is where I leave you'. Het is duidelijk dat deze schrijver ook voor tv schrijft en eigenlijk al een film in gedachten heeft bij het schrijven van zijn boeken. Sommige scènes beschrijft hij zelfs letterlijk alsof ze in een film zitten (bv. het beeld waarmee het boek eindigt). Maar het is en blijft leuk om te lezen. Je wenst die personages het allerbeste. Er zitten ook wel mooie passages in over de complexiteit van rouw. Erg fijn om te lezen wanneer je nood hebt aan iets luchtigs, aan een pageturner of aan een boek om je uit je leesdip te sleuren. no reviews | add a review
Doug Parker is a widower at age twenty-nine, and in his quiet suburban town, that makes him something of a celebrity--the object of sympathy, curiosity, and, in some cases, unbridled desire. But Doug has other things on his mind. First there's his sixteen-year-old stepson, Russ: a once-sweet kid who now is getting into increasingly serious trouble on a daily basis. Then there are Doug's sisters: his bossy twin, Claire, who's just left her husband and moved in with Doug, determined to rouse him from his grieving stupor. And Debbie, who's engaged to Doug's ex-best friend and maniacally determined to pull off the perfect wedding at any cost. Soon Doug's entire nuclear family is in his face. And when he starts dipping his toes into the shark-infested waters of the second-time-around dating scene, it isn't long before his new life is spinning hopelessly out of control, cutting a harrowing and often hilarious swath of sexual missteps and escalating chaos across the suburban landscape. Funny, sexy, and smart, How to Talk to a Widower is a novel about finding your way, even when you have no idea where it is you want to go. No library descriptions found.
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He's basking in self-aware self-pity as he stupidly sets up adultery with a woman who will be related to his sister
Debbie when she gets married.
Turns out sadly unfunny and predictable. ( )