A review by book_beat
Stay Up with Hugo Best by Erin Somers

2.0

I struggled with this book. It lacked likable characters and humor (for being a book about comedians — even sarcastic or dark humor). It was dark & seedy & uncomfortable. The narrator was inconsistent to the point where I couldn’t tell if it was purposeful. And the story was hopeless and cynical. There was a sense of desperation throughout the novel that (to me) made the story’s point feel almost meaningless or too obvious.

I was able to finish because the writing is crisp & the story moves quickly (over one weekend). It has a few elements of The Great Gatsby. But without a “pure, desirable” element and missing a static, reliable narrator.

ARC provided by Scribner for my honest review.