A review by mamalemma
Straight Man by Richard Russo

4.0

I do so love a Richard Russo book, and was delighted when my friend Tom dropped it by my house unexpectedly. Even better, it's a book centered around academia, a topic near and dear to my heart. The book explores what you get when you cross middle aged academics who have worked together for 20 years, bickering, harboring grudges, sharing friendships, romances and alliances, and put them up against state-mandated budget cuts. Absurdist fun, interlaced with melancholic ruminations on age and dwindling careers.