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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I won a free copy in a goodreads giveaway. The story is quick yet vivid. It's a very smooth read; once you begin you'll be shocked you've already read 60 pages. Despite its 4 star rating I'm surprised there are so little reviews so here's my thoughts on the book.
This has been one of the many books I've ready recently yet one of the few that stands out. Tropper is great writer.
The dialogue is fun to read but the best is main character Silver's inner monologues that sometimes aren't so inner. He has a way to describe life in this honesty, sometimes gritty, sometimes hopeful manner that really gives clarity to the characters intentions and actions.
Silver has been a slacker dad, an ex-husband, a man stuck in life without trying to change. His daughter tells him she's pregnant and he ends up finding out his aorta is ripping and his one heartbeat away from death. Both have to make a decision about keeping life or opting for death.
The story is deep and rather sad but the story had a charming funny side. But it feels true and honest. There are absurdities sure but they are still fun.
What I found intriguing is the ending. And how it's so open to interpretation. Here's a book about decision making that ends with the reader deciding his or her ending for the characters. Or trying to decide what the right interpretation of it could be. What ending will you pick?
This has been one of the many books I've ready recently yet one of the few that stands out. Tropper is great writer.
The dialogue is fun to read but the best is main character Silver's inner monologues that sometimes aren't so inner. He has a way to describe life in this honesty, sometimes gritty, sometimes hopeful manner that really gives clarity to the characters intentions and actions.
Silver has been a slacker dad, an ex-husband, a man stuck in life without trying to change. His daughter tells him she's pregnant and he ends up finding out his aorta is ripping and his one heartbeat away from death. Both have to make a decision about keeping life or opting for death.
The story is deep and rather sad but the story had a charming funny side. But it feels true and honest. There are absurdities sure but they are still fun.
What I found intriguing is the ending. And how it's so open to interpretation. Here's a book about decision making that ends with the reader deciding his or her ending for the characters. Or trying to decide what the right interpretation of it could be. What ending will you pick?
I started reading Jonathan Tropper with This is Where I Leave You. And that was a damn fine book. A great book about how dysfunctional a family can be, even when they should be coming together. This book follows the same sort of path. A guy who has messed up a lot, trying to make things better (maybe), but continuing to mess up. It's full of great characters, humorous moments, a few sad ones, and a lot of good thinking moments. There are times when some of it feels forced, but not forced enough to make me dislike it. I'll definitely be looking for more Tropper books in the future.
Drew Silver is the former drummer for a one hit wonder band whose life has fallen apart following the demise of his band. He's living in a dismal building full of fellow divorced men, his ex-wife Denise is getting married to a doctor, his daughter Casey is a stranger who just found out she's pregnant, and Silver has just found out he will die if he doesn't get a heart operation. His decision to NOT get the operation drives the narrative of One Last Thing Before I Go as Silver tries to figure out if anything's worth living for after he's lost it all.
Jonathan Tropper continues the themes of his previous books about the ties of family and friends that bind us together and the continual struggle to find happiness among the dysfunction. While Silver's potentially fatal illness and his decision to forgo treatment seem contrived, Tropper uses this decision to find the humanity and basic goodness in all the characters, who all ring true in their reactions.
Although One Last Thing Before I Go is about a man's potentially suicidal decision and deals with themes of sadness and lost, it is a very moving and ultimately uplifting book as it examines the ties that bind us into extended families of blood relatives and friends. Highly recommended. (Note: I received a free advanced reader copy of this book to review.)
Jonathan Tropper continues the themes of his previous books about the ties of family and friends that bind us together and the continual struggle to find happiness among the dysfunction. While Silver's potentially fatal illness and his decision to forgo treatment seem contrived, Tropper uses this decision to find the humanity and basic goodness in all the characters, who all ring true in their reactions.
Although One Last Thing Before I Go is about a man's potentially suicidal decision and deals with themes of sadness and lost, it is a very moving and ultimately uplifting book as it examines the ties that bind us into extended families of blood relatives and friends. Highly recommended. (Note: I received a free advanced reader copy of this book to review.)
I never liked the main character or his problems, which were all self-induced. The dialogue was just a little too practiced for me. Or am i supposed to think this family always says the wittiest thing possible? I tried, made it 3/5th of the way through, and couldn’t imagine going further.
I gave Jonathan Tropper a bad rap the last time I read one of his books because, having read so many in a row, it felt like old hat. His plots seemed to do the same thing, to me. Happily, this book breaks from that. I absolutely loved this father-daughter story. It is one of his finest books and I highly recommend it.
Tropper is my new favorite author, but I have no idea how it is that he is writing about my own life experiences.
another really good read from Jonathan Tropper. Really love his flair for describing emotions and the inner monologue of a character.