By Jonathan Ames
I am borrowing this from the friend I gave it to for Christmas.
It is so far utterly surreal but a real blast for me - I'm a Wodehouse fan, fond of wine, and a writer, and therefore have a great deal in common with the slightly insane hero.
Having finished the book, I have to say that I found the end kind of... displeasing. I mean, what exactly happened? Did he wake up in time? Grr!
That said, I did enjoy the ludicrous comedy and the Woodhousian nature of much of the narrative. Awesome.
by Jennifer Weiner
This was a christmas gift, and it is not at all what I expected. For one thing, it's a lot more depressing! The early parts are madcap comedy, but by the halfway point, it's really serious and kind of scary. I'm halfway tempted not to finish it because I know what's going to happen (it's pretty friggin obvious), but ... well... my friends have really liked it and it was a gift. SSo I will slog through and give it a chance to surprise me.