Book description
A scathingly funny debut novel about disillusionment, indifference, and one man's desperate fight to assign absolutely no meaning to modern life.
The only thing Shane cares about is leaving. Usually on a Greyhound bus, right before his life falls apart again. Just like he planned. But this time it's complicated:…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Apathy and Other Small Victories as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve probably read Apathy and Other Small Victories a dozen times.
The first time was on an international flight, and I was laughing so hard that I was legitimately concerned that the seat next to me was going to call for an air marshal to lock me down. Like a modern-day, more introspective cousin of JP Donleavy’s The Ginger Man, this book will either offend the hell out of you or have you laughing out loud on just about every page. It will always be one of my all-time favorites.
From Joe's list on people who don’t take themselves too seriously.
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