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This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel (original 2009; edition 2010)

by Jonathan Tropper

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:A riotously funny, emotionally raw New York Times bestselling 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 clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant...

??Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche.???USA Today 

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JASON BATEMAN, TINA FEY, JANE FONDA, AND A
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Title:This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel
Authors:Jonathan Tropper
Info:Plume (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 352 pages
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Mostly enjoyable read about a family coming together to sit shiva after the death of their father.

I enjoyed the book very much as an escape from my life and as a way to pass the time but I think the level of wacky hijinks push it into the realm of silly more than a serious exploration of the family relationships and resentments that face the Foxman clan.

I'll be sure to catch the movie when it comes to cable. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
Well, I usually save reading reviews until after I've read the book, but I broke my rule on this book and read some reviews first. Most of them were negative, so I entered the story with great skepticism. I was surprisingly delighted by a story filled with honestly depicted truths about family, love, death, disappointment, losing and finding the way, and redemption. (And, as an afterthought, I must admit the ending was a little hokey. But that doesn't take away from the rest of the book.) ( )
  jemisonreads | Jan 22, 2024 |
Purchased for my five-hour flight from LAX to HNL. Purchased whilst in long lines at security. Finished this morning as my body woke to West Coast time, a wee bit earlier than I needed to be up. This is the fastest adult fiction read I've had in a long time.

The plots unfolds like it was written for a Hollywood sell. Not necessarily a bad thing. But the words, the phrasing, the verbiage will be missed should it ever become a movie. Heavy emotional situations are balanced with humor and detached point of view--ha, my kind of story. ( )
  mimo | Dec 18, 2023 |
Nope. The entire thing just felt like that guy at the party who is trying so, so hard to be clever and funny. ( )
  beentsy | Aug 12, 2023 |
Picked this one up for book club. This book was fine. Cute in places and sad in others. Some of the focus on sex got old and distracted me from the overall story. However, it did feel like it could be a real family with real dysfunction. I think this is one that might actually make a better movie than book. ( )
  SusanStradiotto | Jul 12, 2023 |
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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:A riotously funny, emotionally raw New York Times bestselling 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 clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant...

??Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche.???USA Today 

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JASON BATEMAN, TINA FEY, JANE FONDA, AND A

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