Name: Less Is Lost
Rating: 3.625 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780316301398

Andrew Sean Greer

Arthur Less returns in the sequel to the bestselling, "thoroughly delightful" (Ron Charles), Pulitzer prize-winning Less: A Novel.

Less Is Lost

Mateo Wright

There were some wonderful moments, but it doesn't get to be its own thing. It's still a pleasure to read. It's just that the thing that worked so well in Less was what was left to the imagination. I also wished more time had passed since the first book (in its chronology I mean). Everything is still fresh for him and Freddy, so it almost feels like a long postscript, an extended victory lap or something.

I really loved book 1. Less is such an interesting person, who has surreal adventures.

This book his partner, Freddy interjects and sometimes narrates. I don't think he was as well rounded as Less, and it read a little confusing at times.

The parts of the book where we just follow Less going around America, I really enjoyed. More comedy of errors and there is a dog! The Freddy parts as I said felt mediocre. I don't know if Less has more tales to tell, but I'd like it if it was just Less again, with his as the sole narrator.

Suzanne

I really loved book 1. Less is such an interesting person, who has surreal adventures.

This book his partner, Freddy interjects and sometimes narrates. I don't think he was as well rounded as Less, and it read a little confusing at times.

The parts of the book where we just follow Less going around America, I really enjoyed. More comedy of errors and there is a dog! The Freddy parts as I said felt mediocre. I don't know if Less has more tales to tell, but I'd like it if it was just Less again, with his as the sole narrator.

Diane Calello

The awkward and lovable hero of Andrew Sean Greer's bestselling and prize-winning novel Less returns in this unforgettable road trip across America. 'Wildly, painfully funny' David Sedaris 'Unforgettable' Elizabeth Day 'The joyfulness of this book is a balm' Madeline Miller 'What a joy' Katie Kitamura For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US. Less roves across the 'Mild Mild West', through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo - a human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van nicknamed Rosina. He grows a handlebar mustache, ditches his signature gray suit, and disguises himself in the bolero-and-cowboy-hat costume of a true 'Unitedstatesian'... with varying levels of success, as he continues to be mistaken for either a Dutchman, the wrong writer, or, worst of all, a 'bad gay'. We cannot, however, escape ourselves - even across deserts, bayous, and coastlines. From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made Less a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, Less Is Lost is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.

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