Up in the Air by Walter Kirn

Up in the Air

Walter Kirn

320 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction business contemporary travel challenging dark funny medium-paced
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Description

Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor—he fires people—has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding contentment within pressuri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 437 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 75%
challenging 50%
sad 50%
adventurous 25%
funny 25%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

2.57

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