Saturday, March 21, 2015

A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby, 333 pages

Cover image for  Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on a rooftop on New Year's Eve with the intention of ending their lives. A scandal-plagued talk-show host, a single mom of a disabled young man, a troubled teen, and an aging American musician soon unite in a common cause, to find out why Jess's ex-boyfriend" won't even tell her why he left. In doing this they miss their opportunity to jump on New Year's Eve, and agree to put off their deaths till the next biggest date, between which they are forced to spend time with each other.

I didn't really enjoy this book as much as I would have liked. That being said I do think it was a good book the characters are realistic, and all too human, and the book itself is well written and filled with dark humor and changes in perspective that keep the reader informed or in some cases misinformed about the characters lives.

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