26 - One Last Thing Before I Go, by Jonathan Tropper
WHY I PICKED IT: I read everything by Tropper
ELAPSED TIME: 3 Days
RATING: Very Good
Aging almost-rock star Drew Silver is divorced, barely speaks to his daughter, and scrapes by on the residuals from one song that he wrote years earlier. Silver also has a heart condition requiring surgery to save his life. But why? Silver is unhappy and doesn't see the point in existing simply for the sake of existing... so he rejects the surgery and makes a list of things to do
1) Be a better father
2) Be a better man
3) Fall in love
4) Die
What starts out as a sad tale morphs into a warm and funny tale of a guy who is trying to do right while the mini-strokes have him putting (unintended) voice to the narration of his mind. A really enjoyable read; highly recommend (especially if you like Nick Hornby and his ilk).
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