Very funny and scapel-sharp * THE BOOKSELLER *
[A] magnificently funny family saga...It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author. Tropper steadily ratchets up the multigenerational mayhem, often involving unwieldy lust or vociferous inter-sibling squabbling, with the calm authority of someone who knows his characters from deep within his kishkes - that's Yiddish for guts... I urge with all my heart and kishkes: Read this one! Read and weep with laughter. * US ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *
[A] smartly comic novel...Tropper goes on to introduce a darkly entertaining bunch of dysfunctional relatives...In assembling the book's cast of characters, Tropper achieves a lively mix...Although Mr. Tropper's dialogue here is fresh and fast, his book also has ballast. * NEW YORK TIMES *
This is a beautiful novel about men -- their lust and rage and sweetness. Read it. * THE WASHINGTON POST *
The gifted and funny Jonathan Tropper returns with the often side-splitting, mostly heartbreaking This Is Where I Leave You...real and harrowing - when it's not hilarious. * USA TODAY *
...Often hilarious and often heartbreaking...Consistently surprising. Tropper keeps the reader off balance by changing the allegiances between siblings and spouses, friends and enemies, lovers and losers, and the result is a novel that charms by allowing for messes, loose ends, and the reality that there's only one sure ending for everyone. * LA TIMES *
The novel is artful and brilliant, filled with colorful narratives and witty dialogue...Tropper gives a genuine portrayal of marriage, sibling rancor, and the loss of a parent. The subject matter is dismal at times, but Tropper...can find the funny in any situation. * ASSOCIATED PRESS *
sharply observed, beautifully bitter and very funny tale of dysfunctional family relationships. * BELLA *
A frank but funny take on relationships. * WOMAN *
Death, divorce and unemployment become the stuff of no-holds-barred comedy in an ultimately tender tale of dysfunctional family life. * BLOOMBERG.COM *
funny, heartfelt and refreshing. An excellent read. * ESSENTIALS *
Hilarious and heartbreaking * WOMAN'S WAY *
You can't go wropng with a book which opens with someone's testicles on fire! -- KARIN SLAUGHTER * DAILY EXPRESS *
