Book description
Debauched, divorced and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to laugh. Over the course of seven spun-out days across the American Southwest, he travels from hell gig to hell gig in search of a reason to keep living. Ex-inmate, ex-husband, ex-father - stand-up comedian…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Running the Light as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have a penchant for novels with horrible protagonists. I realise this can be off-putting for some people, but I think an author who provides insight into the minds of a truly repulsive character achieves something remarkable and important. Particularly, as in this case, when the character is constantly rationalising their awful behaviour.
Billy Ray Schafer is a washed-up comedian who tours around America leaving chaos and destruction in his wake. Tallent's background as a standup obviously comes into play here, Schafer's jokes are genuinely brilliant and the insight into touring life is comprehensive. His prose has a decayed,…
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