Read it or see it? This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Though the plot points are hilarious This Is Where I Leave You covers a lot of heavy material – death, divorce, infertility, miscarriage, loneliness, etc. Like all Tropper works it features a male protagonist who is coming to middle age with a pretty pathetic back story. Judd recently discovered his wife was cheating on him with his boss and that his father is dead. His family, who to say they do not get along would be an understatement, is forced to sit Shiva per his dead father’s request. Judd must deal with his failing marriage, his feelings for his father and all of the craziness of his family in seven days without losing his sanity. A book that can make you laugh as well as move you to tears, it is now also a film starring Jason Bateman and Tina Fey, and currently showing in the Milwaukee area.
Meredith @ Central