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A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris
4.0
A Calling for Charlie Barnes - Joshua Ferris
Another wonderful read from Joshua Ferris, a story about life, death, and family, full of laughter and panic. This book at times had me actually laughing out loud, and for the most part, I thought Charlie was hilarious getting up to all his antics.
A calling for Charlie Barnes is a story about a man who goes from having a cancer scare to being in perfect health to actually having cancer. Told by his son Jake, he writes about his father, once known as "Steady Boy" to his friends.
Charlie has not had much luck in his life, whether that's with women, (he's on his 4th marriage) career or his children. At the start of the story, Charlie is down on his luck and struggling to just make ends meet after several unsuccessful ventures.
Jake, telling the story of his father, helps Charlie to realize his true purpose in life, where he least expected it. With sacrifice and selflessness, Charlie manages to become the man that Jake always thought he could be.
I loved this book.. it was so wholesome and the way the ending was written was unlike any other book I have read.
I have already recommended this to a lot of my friends and know they will love it as much as I did.
Thank you to Netgalley/Author/Publisher for an advanced copy of this wonderful read.
Another wonderful read from Joshua Ferris, a story about life, death, and family, full of laughter and panic. This book at times had me actually laughing out loud, and for the most part, I thought Charlie was hilarious getting up to all his antics.
A calling for Charlie Barnes is a story about a man who goes from having a cancer scare to being in perfect health to actually having cancer. Told by his son Jake, he writes about his father, once known as "Steady Boy" to his friends.
Charlie has not had much luck in his life, whether that's with women, (he's on his 4th marriage) career or his children. At the start of the story, Charlie is down on his luck and struggling to just make ends meet after several unsuccessful ventures.
Jake, telling the story of his father, helps Charlie to realize his true purpose in life, where he least expected it. With sacrifice and selflessness, Charlie manages to become the man that Jake always thought he could be.
I loved this book.. it was so wholesome and the way the ending was written was unlike any other book I have read.
I have already recommended this to a lot of my friends and know they will love it as much as I did.
Thank you to Netgalley/Author/Publisher for an advanced copy of this wonderful read.