A review by natesbookstack
The Family Man by Elinor Lipman

5.0

This was my third Lipman. I also met Elinor Lipman on the book tour for the first two books I Can’t Complain, a delicious book of essays, and The View from Penthouse B. To say we had a wonderful interaction is an understatement, she was SIMPLY DIVINE! The Family Man is a wonderful comic novel that keeps the reader tucked into bed or lounging on a couch even when one isn’t doing that. Instantly I fell for the character of Henry who is a (in my opinion) contented homosexual. I loved having a contented homosexual. His budding relationship with Todd made me swoon. The over the top characters of Denise and Thalia only made me love this book more. Elinor Lipman truly knows how to write a wild madcap comedy and make it wonderful and delicious and not mundane or lame.