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What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Recent fiction novel multiple compelling characters. One is obsessed with getting "authentic" reactions out of people.
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Kate
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Mar 23, 2023 07:16AM
I'm trying to remember the name of a recent novel that is about multiple characters. One of the characters becomes obsessed with acting out in public to get "authentic" reactions from people. He has a brother who becomes a lawyer and another who joins the military. Their mother winds up having a brief affair with their childhood friend. This is a fairly recent novel I think published within the last few years. Any help is so greatly appreciated!
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One of the characters becomes obsessed with acting out in public to get "authentic" reactions from people. As a child he made a documentary about the migratory patterns of birds which was painfully boring. He has a brother who becomes a lawyer and another who joins the military. Their mother winds up having a brief affair with their childhood friend. During a family visit this character decides on a whim to take his girlfriend to visit the friend who had the affair with his mother. The once golden boy turned out to be a somewhat sad divorced dad. This is a fairly recent novel I think published within the last few years. Any help is so greatly appreciated!
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Where did you get it or see it? Library, bookstore, which bookstore, Mom's shelf, church thrift sale, gas station?
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Tone? Dramatic, comedic, snarky, whimsical, romantic, dark, elegiac, etc.
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