A review by cheried
Straight Man by Richard Russo

4.0

This book was recommended by a very dear friend who has since passed away. We shared many book recommendations with each other and this is one of two I had left to read that he recommended. I really liked the humor in this book. It is very much not PC and is very sarcastic in nature and I love that. I have seen a few reviews where people complained that they didn't like the main character. I think that is the point. You're not always meant to like him, but I think most people can relate to him. Not sure if you're happy, sad, content with job, unhappy with job, etc. I found the book to be humorous and touching and a bit infuriating and sad all at the same time. I haven't read this author before. I find myself wanting to pick his other books on my TBR to see if I like them as much as this one.