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Last Resort: A Novel
Last Resort: A Novel
Last Resort: A Novel
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Last Resort: A Novel

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Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Slate
Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker
Named a Best Book of 2022 by Vulture
A New York Times Editors’ Choice
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

In his blazing debut novel, Andrew Lipstein blurs the lines of fact and fiction with a thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible choices.

Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the agent, who offers him money, acclaim, and a taste of the literary life. He can’t wait for his book to be shopped to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Deitsch, an old college rival and the novel’s “inspiration.” When Avi gets his hands on it, he sees nothing but theft—and opportunity. Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition, and the limits of art.

Last Resort is the razor-edged account of a young man’s reckless journey into authenticity. As Caleb fights to right his mistakes and reclaim his name, he must burn every bridge, confront his deepest desires, and finally see his work from the perspectives of characters he’d imagined were his own.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 18, 2022
ISBN9780374602710
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Andrew Lipstein

Andrew Lipstein is the author of Last Resort (FSG, 2022), a novel “you’ll think about . . . for weeks after you read the last pages” (Los Angeles Times). He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and son.

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    I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.The premise of this story was good (although similar to 'The Plot', which I much preferred) and the beginning was promising. However, it gradually became clear that Caleb was an extremely annoying, entirely self-absorbed narcissist, and we spent the whole novel in his head, so by the end I was glad it was over. I enjoyed the moment when Caleb's machinations backfire on him spectacularly, but it was surrounded by long stretches of boring pondering by Caleb about what would make him happy. Sandra had no discernible personality, and the ending was plain weird.

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