Picador Among Friends.

By Hal Ebbott

Book Overview

NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR" "Stylish and assured....Ebbott's prose is honed and aphoristic, recalling the work of James Salter and John Cheever...The sentences go... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035055430
• ISBN13: 9781035055432
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Picador
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.2" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Ugh...This Book Was Not It

The writer seems more interested in adjective use to describe the surroundings than telling a story. The characters aren't fleshed out very well...It hints at their pasts and their emotions, but it doesn't really go in depth to who they are and what formed them. The story is disjointed and jumps around a lot. I made it through the whole book, but for me, it's never a good sign when I keep checking what page I'm on and how many are left. On top of that, I was incredibly disappointed in the ending. The adults in the story had no redeeming qualities. I'm not one to expect a happy ending from all of my books, but this was the worst possible ending.

No. Nope. No. Save your money and time lol.

Got this on Book of the Month. Disappointing. Fragmented and unclear writing made it hard to follow who was speaking. Rereading lines repeatedly and couldn’t even make it past Chapter 1. Won’t be donating this—will trash it. Glad to know there is a mass consensus who are in agreement with my thoughts.