Good for Nothing Contributor(s): Graham, Brandon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1507201613 ISBN-13: 9781507201619 Publisher: Gallery Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor - Fiction | Satire |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Enchanted by Good For Nothing..." --Stephen Fry "This book could be the lovechild of Bill Bryson and Martin Amis.... But at its heart is a very serious point. It is about the tsunami of destruction that has hit Middle America since the financial crisis." --Daily Mail Flip Mellis believes his recent past would be best described as: a man with his feet planted on terra firma. As a husband and father, he was a consistent breadwinner. As a business professional, he was a go-getter. For twenty years, he did all that was expected of him, if not much more. But a job loss in his middle years, in the midst of a national economic crisis, has knocked Flip squarely on his big, soft ass, where he has been wallowing for nearly a year. Over the course of one hectic week, replete with a cast of colorful characters, Flip is forced by circumstances of his own invention to finally get his life headed in the right direction. Like a pudgy, irritable toddler, he carefully tests his balance and lurches forward, stumbling around absurd obstacles and grasping for any solid purchase. Ultimately a spark of human resilience locked deep within his core begins to spread. The question becomes: will Flip's best efforts be enough to lead him safely to redemption or will they merely lead to a futile, purely graceless, and quixotic crash? |