3.5
Straight Man
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Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. • Now the AMC Original Series Lucky Hank.
William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character—he is a born anarchist—and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.
In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo—side-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.
Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.
William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character—he is a born anarchist—and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.
In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo—side-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.
Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.
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“"Непосредственный человек" - книга о мужчине в самой гуще кризиса среднего возраста.
Он плывет по течению жизни, не пытаясь сопротивляться или искать свой путь, он слушает разговоры, учавствует в разговорах, немного злится, немного любит, всего "понемногу" и каждый раз недостаточно, чтобы мы почувствовали его интерес и к собеседнику, и к происходящему.
Я люблю читать такие книги... они про исследование состояния без документалистики, драмы, переваривания тяжелых контекстов времени и повестки. Это легкая книга о не легком состоянии из которой выбраться, съев таблетку, невозможно.
Главный герой влюбляет в себя своей непосредственностью, юмором и внутренними монологами. Ричард Руссо пишет невероятно увлекательно, он искусно описывает будни колледжа и его преподавательского состава,делая акцент на руководителе английской кафедры Хэнке Деверо, с которым за описанную неделю случится много всего интересного - ему разобьют нос, попытаются соблазнить, обвинят в убтйстве гуся, и много чего другого.
Здесь вы и посмеетесь, взгруснете, а так же обдумаете свою жизнь... мне 35 скоро, так что мне было полезно😅”
Elaina Faust
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