A review by wdudley89
Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish

3.0

This is a tough book. The leading characters are a troubled Iraqi war veteran and an undocumented Chinese immigrant, who join their fates on the streets of New York. Struggling to find work, money, and sanity they cross paths with an Irish ex-convict. Trouble ensues. The story and the writing are good enough to pull the reader along. But hope is hard to maintain in the world these people inhabit.