A review by whywelikereading
The Lowlife by Alexander Baron

4.0

I applaud Alexander Baron for having the ability to create such a devastatingly humorous book such as "The Lowlife". The sloth, hedonism, and frankness of the main character is not such a far cry from Lord Henry of "The Picture of Dorian Gray". I enjoyed this book for the simplicity of the plot and its characters. The children are children, the adults are adults. The characters are not unlike the ones many would find living on their block or, in my case, in their apartment building. In the middle of it is Harryboy, a middle-aged bachelor who loves gambling with money and, in a sense, with lives. "The Lowlife" will appeal to those who enjoy memoirs or autobiographical fiction that does more than tell a story, but tells an adventure. It is an easy read, and a good one as well.