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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reminiscent of Tropper‘s This is Where I Leave You, but different enough to keep my attention. Woeful Andy returns home to Omaha to say goodbye to his ailing grandpa. Familial issues ensue. There‘s an intriguing girl (naturally) and Fox News (unnaturally). Like 2020, Andy‘s life is a total dumpster fire. I love dark, snarky humor and this delivered. Plus there‘s a nice dose of social commentary. Solid read.

🎧🧩 It‘s finished! This one was really fun. And thank the gods it was only 500 pieces. Those faces were tricky!

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Chosen by a new member of the book club the ending was not what I thought it would be. It was a good book

I LOVED this book. I caught myself laughing out loud more than once. Matthew Norman did a great job of capturing the differences between the Midwest and East coast, the ridiculousness of Fox News, and the feelings of failure when your life hasn‘t gone quite how you had planned.

So much this. 👆👆👆👆👆

Just started this one this afternoon and have already laughed out loud more than once. Really enjoying it so far!

Called back to Omaha to be by his ailing grandfather‘s bedside, Andy Carter must face what made him flee to New York City in the first place: being dumped by the love if his life. Along the way he must also deal with his outspoken radio talk show host mother, workaholic brother and eccentric father. Funny, heartwarming, poignant, lighthearted read, full of quirky lovable characters and pop culture references. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #netgalley

This was a funny, snarky book told from the perspective of a disgruntled man whose wife recently left him. When he has to return to his hometown to see his dying grandfather, he re-opens old wounds and his eyes are opened to funny/troubling details about his family. The narrator is sarcastic and witty, which I appreciate. Fun summer read.

Thank you again for the giveaway!!! I‘m super excited to read it!!! @tonyahoswalt

#MarchMunchies #Yoghurt #yogurt I was going to get frozen yogurt for today's foodie prompt but I decided I really didn't need the sugar. 😋Instead I'm recycling photos of this Frozen Yogurt Bark (with Cap'n Crunch, pistachios, fruit & chia seeds) that was inspired by the tagged book. Link to review & recipe (& why I made it for the book) is below.

„You and I, we‘re in charge of what we can do and what we can‘t do.“ We‘re all damaged - Matthew Norman

Andy has just met Daisy and I already love her!🖤

#quotes #currentlyreading #contemporaryfiction #fiction #matthewnorman

For anyone who loved This is Where I Leave You, this book is definitely for you. It was a lot of fun to read. It's a story about a man who gets divorced and has to find his way amidst his grandfather dying. His family is interesting and funny and the characters are great. It has so much to offer in terms of romance, humor and a lot of deep thoughts.

I was prepared for some probably banal contemporary fiction. I was not prepared for the gas lighting cam girl with nothing better to do than fix men's lives.

A fun light-hearted read something I've been doing a lot of this summer.

This book just ran smack dab into a manic pixie dream girl. Her name's DAISY and she has TATTOOS; she carries around a HELLO KITTY FLASK, and she KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU. 🙄

I don't know what I'm doing, and I don't know how to behave.

A little something different for my next #audiobook. Definitely more of a fluffy contemporary chic lit fiction beach read. 😁
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#JuneTunz #mandown Andy is a man down on his luck when his life implodes-his wife breaks up w/him in Applebee's, his drunken outburst ruins his best friend's wedding & is a YouTube hit, he loses his job & has to head home to Omaha to say goodbye to his ailing grandfather, his right-wing radio host mother is in a battle over marriage equality rights resulting in vandalism with Ken dolls & glitter, & his dad is battling squirrels in the yard. Whew!

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*sigh* This started out so well, entertaining, funny, light, perfect thing for commuting and before bed...and then...sooo annoying. Also a narrator that I liked at the beginning but is just wrong for one of the major characters. 🙁

I liked this one. Witty dialogue and absurd situations interspersed with unexpectedly tender moments - all finely observed and well-timed. Could've dialed down on the manic pixie dream girl aspect, in my opinion (yo, maybe sometime a chubby, sarcastic, slightly depressed girl could offer the male protagonist some perspective?) but Daisy's character offers at least a few surprises. Also: squirrels FTW 😂

This book was a quick read and funny. Decent writing, simple story. There were few laugh out loud moments for me. The narrator reminds me of a very funny friend of mine whose humor is a thin veil for deep insecurity and self-loathing. Middle class white guy whining about his shitty life in a way that was not quite ironic or satirical enough.

I need to have a stack of books on hand for when depression strikes. This one is funny, but not so much helping. Any recommendations that *don't* feature depressed millennials?

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Book #6!! Loved this funny and poignant novel. If you liked Jonathan Tropper's This Is Where I Leave You, pick this one up.

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Loving this book!!

This book was so funny and well written... I can't not recommend it. Mid life crises at its best

Starting this...found it on my kindle and don't remember putting it there haha...I guess it's a sign I buy too many books 😝🙈

You know how sometimes you read a book and you love it but there's no specific reason? That's how this was for me. I found it funny, smart, touching, amusing, and the fact that it was littered with relevant pop culture references and current events made it that much better. The characters felt real, the plot felt real and it was more like listening to someone talk about his fucked up life rather than reading a fiction book. which I quite liked.

"Mixed in with all of its silly bullshit, Facebook is the literal manifestation of all of our regrets, looping and looping, for free, on our computers and phones. People who should be gone and safely out of our lives forever are there again, one cryptic little glimpse at a time, reminding us of all the things we should or shouldn't have done." P 177

Matthew Norman. Hell of a funny guy. makes you laugh even when the story isn't funny. You want this book.

I read and loved this a few months ago. The ebook is on sale today. You can add the audio on Amazon for an additional $1.99.

"Do you ever stop talking? Seriously it's like you have a super articulate form of Tourette syndrome."
- this book is HILARIOUS!!! I keep reading it to my husband.

Reading is totally fundamental! Liking this Daisy character.

Not the type of book I would normally pick up, but this turned out to be a pretty good book. The book is full of quirky characters. The budding relationship between Andy and Daisy was sweet. I loved the randomness of his dad's fight with the squirrels. Andy has come home because his grandfather is dying, and while at home, he tries to repair old relationships. The results are satisfying. Overall a nice little book.

"Book with a title that could be the title of a book about your life"--"We're All Damaged" The more years go by, the more I realize that no one has a perfect life & we all have our 'damages' big & small. I loaned the book to a friend so this photo is from my book review where it was paired with fruit & cereal yogurt bark. #24in48 #readathon Link to review post:http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-book-tour-stops-here-were-all.html?m=1

Hilarious. Really, so funny. A man-child returns home to Omaha as his Grandfather lays dying. In the process, he deals with his Mother, who is determined to be the new face of the anti-gay marriage movement; faces his divorce and the complicated fallout thereof; and meets Daisy, who is determined to make him a better man. Characters include plotting squirrels and Ken dolls. And I even cried a little at the end. Will pick up Norman's other book.

I have NEVER immediately re-read a book once I've finished it.
I immediately started this one over. I am clinging to this book like it is my own personal salvation.
#AllTheEmotions 👍🏼🎭📖💘💔

This book was everything I needed at this point in my life. Chaos, humor, life lessons, and I swear the quotes about kids sound exactly like me. 💋☕️🤕🐿😂
I teared up, I laughed, and I could see myself reflected in the characters.
Maybe, just maybe there is hope at the end of chaotic seasons.

#NailedIt

Daisy is very much my spirit animal.

A man in search of happiness 😍

Similar to This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, but not quite as good as that one, & not nearly as many laugh-out-loud moments. Still, a decent read.

Perfect amount of lightness and humor.

Who doesn't want a fresh start like shaking an etch-a-sketch screen? Remember those? This book was light, fresh and exactly what I needed. Lots of laugh out loud moments. Some cringeworthy, too. Great on audio. 4-stars!