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Laddar... Drinking Closer to Home (2011)| 111 | 11 | 245,180 | 
(3.52) | 1 | "An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche, Drinking Closer to Home proves that despite the best of intentions, where we come from and where we end up, are even closer than we could ever imagine." --Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart "So raw and funny I wanted to read parts aloud to strangers." --Dylan Landis, author of Normal People Don't Live Like This From Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Mary Jane, a coming-of-age novel about growing up and learning to love your insane family. Drinking Close?r to Home is a poignant and funny exploration of one family's over-the-top eccentricities--a book Ron Tanner calls "heartfelt and hilarious."… (mer) |
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The characters were well-drawn, and I did finish the book, but there wasn't a soul in it that I liked. The family itself seems dysfunctional past the point of reality, but I suppose social services were less intrusive at the time of the young family.
Some of the language was just icky. The whole family refer to affairs as "stinky"s which I think is just odd and awful, and overall there seems to be no point in any of the familial writhing. I just don't care!
That said, I finished the book, so the writing must have something to recommend it, but this is not a funny book unless you enjoy laughing at really unpleasant people sitting about thinking about themselves. (