This Is Where I Leave You

Jonathan Tropper is the author of How to Talk to a Widower, Everything Changes, The Book of Joe, and Plan B. He lives with his family in Westchester, New York, where he teaches writing at Manhattanville College. He is currently adapting This Is Where I Leave You as a feature film for Warner Brothers Studios.

出版者:Dutton

作者:Jonathan Tropper

页数:352

出版时间:2009-8-1

价格:USD 25.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780525951278

图书标签:JonathanTropper英语美国文学美国小说外国文学亚马逊what.

The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman family—including Judd’s mother, brothers, and sister—have been together in years. Conspicuously absent: Judd’s wife, Jen, whose fourteen-month affair with Judd’s radio-shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public.

Simultaneously mourning the death of his father and the demise of his marriage, Judd joins the rest of the Foxmans as they reluctantly submit to their patriarch’s dying request: to spend the seven days following the funeral together. In the same house. Like a family.

As the week quickly spins out of control, longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed, and old passions reawakened. For Judd, it’s a weeklong attempt to make sense of the mess his life has become while trying in vain not to get sucked into the regressive battles of his madly dysfunctional family. All of which would be hard enough without the bomb Jen dropped the day Judd’s father died: She’s pregnant.

This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's most accomplished work to date, a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind—whether we like it or not.

读后感

“没那么简单，就能去爱，别的全不看，变得实际，也许好也许坏各一半，总是不安，只好强悍，谁谋杀了我的浪漫”。为什么黄小琥的这首歌能引起那么多人的共鸣，除了她的声音和歌曲的旋律，更多的恐怕是歌词中传达出来的、对生活的阅历，正所谓“白发渔樵江渚上，惯看秋月春风”...  

One of my best friends texted to me last night, she told me that she’s been having a crush on a boy, and probably the guy was very into her, it seems they are approaching a relationship accidentally. I told her I was very happy to hear that, since she has...  

其实，很多事情，你未必懂。 永远不要以为你能看懂一本书的标题 “谁来替我照顾妈妈”，看到这种标题你会想起什么？某人的临终念想？大肆描绘母爱的煽情书？或者讲述母亲辛苦打拼的励志书？全错！本书的内容与标题几乎没有一点联系，这样一本又欢乐又感动又贱又纯又耐琢磨的...  

Goodreads上一篇获很多赞的评论，二星，作者的ID叫JFN。 I picked up this book on the recommendation of an acquaintance whose taste I trust. And in reading the dust jacket flap, I was immediately drawn in by the idea of the book: a family -- four siblings -- m...  

用户评价

“Childhood feels so permanent, like it's the entire world, and then one day it's over and you're shoveling wet dirt onto your father's coffin, stunned at the impermanence of everything.”

More down-to-earth than David Sedaris. If this were a movie, Steve Carell'd be perfect for the role of Judd. Love a good dysfunctional family story.

开头几章口吻挺有趣的 后面看过电影知道情节就没那么吸引人了 家庭戏还是很戳泪点 电影选角不错 找Jane Fonda演娘真是个略欢乐的致敬原作 有些细节比电影里骨骼惊奇 由于最近观影和阅读略有绑定 弄得业余文学生活也总是围观婚姻破裂的气息啊!

22/10/17-18/4/18 虽然是先写的书再改编的电影，但是阅读的过程中一直觉得这小说就是蹦着要拍电影去的。戏剧冲突很多，但有些也太扯了，比如最后老妈的出柜；嫂子把小叔子上了，这两货以前还是情侣；男主小时候撞见老爸老妈女上男下，老妈居然还告诉他在为爱鼓掌。奇葩的一家人。

那啥，这就结束了？！