June's reading group selection was a re-read for me. It's the story of one weekend in the life of a washed-up, pothead, creative writing professor named Grady Tripp. Grady's college is hosting a writing conference and his publisher best-friend is attending to check the progress of his novel. Grady's marriage is collapsing as he finds out his mistress is pregnant. So the weekend has a frantic edge to it as Grady's relationships fail as other characters' become entwined. The story is somewhat slapstick in its forward momentum. I still haven't quite decided what the book is--a morality tale, a buddy road trip? We'll have lots to talk about at our book group discussion!
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I can't tell you how much I loved the movie based on this book! Michael Douglas usually plays such aggressive, macho men, but he was a wonderful Grady.
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