The observations about life are what's best about this book. And I really appreciate that and am glad I read this book for that alone. Some sharp observations about disappointment and growing up and loss and fucking up that leaped off the page. Sign me up.įor sure there was some great language in here. The book promised to be witty and biting, an unforgiving look at family dynamic. And in reading the dust jacket flap, I was immediately drawn in by the idea of the book: a family - four siblings - mourning the death of their father, coming together for seven days to sit shiva. I picked up this book on the recommendation of an acquaintance whose taste I trust.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JASON BATEMAN, TINA FEY, JANE FONDA, AND ADAM DRIVER a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche.”-USA Today “Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she's pregnant. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened.
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. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years.
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.
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