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I needed this today…and perhaps something lighter than the tagged book.

Borrow. I can‘t afford my reading habit otherwise.

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Told as a series of trips taken by a taxi driver in Mississippi. Pretty good but not amazing. Funny. The driver aspires to be a better person but continually disappoints himself.

I finished this last night, a book of connected stories from the perspective of a taxi driver in northern Mississippi, who spends most of his time on hospital, prison, and drunk passengers. The author used to drive a taxi so I'm guessing he may have drawn from his experiences.

This came out March 3 from Tin House and I think someone should turn it into a TV show, perfect for these memorable characters.

Thanks Tin House Galley Club for the ARC, it was fun to sit in the strangler's seat with Lou. It is really hard to be good! It is sure hard to be decent even. The crushing weight of our unrealistic expectations is made heavier by our obligations (family, friends, work) & makes it hard to so much as mount the energy to put forth the energy to do more than exist (even after 5 Red Bulls..&this is before you throw trauma in the mix!). Check it out!