How to Talk to a Widower

How to Talk to a Widower

The acclaimed author of "The Book of Joe" and "Everything Changes" tackles love, lust, and loss in the suburbs, in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny.
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Cindy Lieberman@chicindy
4 stars
Mar 26, 2022

3.75

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Richard Binder@scottmichael
4 stars
Feb 8, 2022

There are a couple contrivances toward the end, but I can forgive them because Tropper is determined to never let his characters be all bad (or all good, for that matter). The laugh/cry/wince-or-nod-with-recognition ratio is the closest to "This Is Where I Leave You" of everything of his I've read so far. And, as always, dude knows how to land the ending.

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Jennifer Dieter@jdeets03
4 stars
Dec 30, 2021

Tropper continues to be one of my new favorite authors. His characters are flawed and interesting, and he appeals to every human emotion. This book started a bit slow and heavy and ended a little too cleanly, but I still enjoyed it.

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Jessica Ford@jessford
3 stars
Jan 7, 2023