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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns to North Bath, the Rust Belt town first brought to unforgettable life in Nobody’s Fool. • "Irresistible.... Very funny.... A joy." —The New York Times
Now, ten years later, Doug Raymer has become the chief of police and is tormented by the improbable death of his wife—not to mention his suspicion that he was a failure of a husband. Meanwhile, the irrepressible Sully has come into a small fortune, but is suddenly faced with a VA cardiologist’s estimate that he only has a year or two left to live.
As Sully frantically works to keep the bad news from the important people in his life, we are reunited with his son and grandson . . . with Ruth, the married woman with whom he carried on for years . . . and with the hapless Rub Squeers, who worries that he and Sully aren’t still best friends. Filled with humor, heart, and hard-luck characters you can’t help but love, Everybody’s Fool is a crowning achievement from one of the great storytellers of our time.
Look for Nobody's Fool, available now, and Somebody’s Fool, coming soon.
Now, ten years later, Doug Raymer has become the chief of police and is tormented by the improbable death of his wife—not to mention his suspicion that he was a failure of a husband. Meanwhile, the irrepressible Sully has come into a small fortune, but is suddenly faced with a VA cardiologist’s estimate that he only has a year or two left to live.
As Sully frantically works to keep the bad news from the important people in his life, we are reunited with his son and grandson . . . with Ruth, the married woman with whom he carried on for years . . . and with the hapless Rub Squeers, who worries that he and Sully aren’t still best friends. Filled with humor, heart, and hard-luck characters you can’t help but love, Everybody’s Fool is a crowning achievement from one of the great storytellers of our time.
Look for Nobody's Fool, available now, and Somebody’s Fool, coming soon.
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Adam
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Believable charactersCharacters change and growDiverse charactersLikable charactersMulti-layered charactersDescriptive writingFunny writingOriginal writing
Lacey Losh
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“Set in the small town of North Bath in upstate New York, “Everybody’s Fool” is the second in a series following “Nobody’s Fool.” Picking up a decade after the first story, I enjoyed how this story dove a little deeper into some of the townspeople surrounding Sully, the main character, and the progression of their lives from where we left off. Sully is gruff and quick-witted as always, but has found he barely knows what to do with himself after being left a good deal of money and deteriorating health.”
Nova
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“4/5⭐️’s// I wanted to dislike this book right off the bat, because it opened with a smarmy character from book one. But, Russo made it impossible. This book is a redemption story for some of Sully’s nemisis. It’s a good, enjoyable story. (38/110) #readlist2023”
Abby Hart
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BerkeleyMatt
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“Disappointing. I loved Nobody's Fool, but this sequel was not one of Russo's best efforts. I enjoyed the sections that featured Sully. Unfortunately, this novel revolved around another character, the police chief Doug Raymer. Especially during this consequential period around BLM, the farce here feels dated and off-key. And the ugly misogyny of another character was hard to deal with. The best sections featured Sully, the main character in the first novel. I wish Russo had spent more of his time there.”
About Richard Russo
RICHARD RUSSO is the author of seven previous novels; two collections of stories; and Elsewhere, a memoir. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which like Nobody’s Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award-winning HBO miniseries.
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