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Ways of Leaving

por Grant Jarrett

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Winner of the 2014 International Book Awards in Fiction: Best New Fiction "A standout novel about going home, where old girlfriends, awkward funerals, deeply buried parental secrets and naked, drunken, nocturnal escapades irritate a man like scabs of his squandered youth and misspent adulthood. When Chase returns to his hometown in the Poconos, his father has just died, his wife has left him, he lost his job as a journalist, and his sister wastes away in a mental institution. He's grappling with addictions to sex and alcohol as well as, closer to the surface, a problem with rage, most frequently expressed with dripping sarcasm. It's that sarcasm that gives this bleak, sometimes violent book its surprising levity. Jarrett (More Towels, 2002) seamlessly combines dark comedy with real tragedy and pathos, a hat trick comparable to that of certain movies with similar themes-Zach Braff 's Garden State, for instance, or Diablo Cody's Young Adult....Chase remains an enthralling, completely believable character, and readers who share his sensibilities will writhe and laugh in empathy as he seeks to retie his unraveling life. Ruthlessly brilliant writing brings grace to a story smoldering in pain." -Kirkus Reviews… (mais)
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Chase Stoller’s life is a wreck’ his wife left him, he lost his job, his estranged father just passed away and his brother who doesn’t care for wants him to come back home. And his beloved sister is in a mental institution. Going back home means he has to deal with what life throws at him head on.

You would think with a guy like Chase with so much going against him, how could you like him, but Grant Jarret writes with a way that you do like Chase and hope for the best. At times, it is funny, sarcastic, sensitive and graphic. As the novel progresses, we get to understand how Chase has become who he is and I understand his situation. Some of the characters seem familiar and I believe many of us could relate to dysfunctional lives. ( )
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Winner of the 2014 International Book Awards in Fiction: Best New Fiction "A standout novel about going home, where old girlfriends, awkward funerals, deeply buried parental secrets and naked, drunken, nocturnal escapades irritate a man like scabs of his squandered youth and misspent adulthood. When Chase returns to his hometown in the Poconos, his father has just died, his wife has left him, he lost his job as a journalist, and his sister wastes away in a mental institution. He's grappling with addictions to sex and alcohol as well as, closer to the surface, a problem with rage, most frequently expressed with dripping sarcasm. It's that sarcasm that gives this bleak, sometimes violent book its surprising levity. Jarrett (More Towels, 2002) seamlessly combines dark comedy with real tragedy and pathos, a hat trick comparable to that of certain movies with similar themes-Zach Braff 's Garden State, for instance, or Diablo Cody's Young Adult....Chase remains an enthralling, completely believable character, and readers who share his sensibilities will writhe and laugh in empathy as he seeks to retie his unraveling life. Ruthlessly brilliant writing brings grace to a story smoldering in pain." -Kirkus Reviews

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