Everything Changes: A Novel
A “warm, winning tale” (Booklist, starred review) about love, loss, and the perils of a well-planned life, from the New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You
“A smart, funny, brutally honest, much-needed guy’s point of view on how messy love can be.”—Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief
To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side: a well-paying job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his smart, sexy fiancée who is completely out of his league. But as their wedding day looms, Zack finds himself wondering if it all might be a big mistake. Then Norm—Zack’s freewheeling, Viagra-popping father—resurfaces after a twenty-year absence, looking to make amends. Norm’s often outrageous efforts to reestablish ties with his son infuriate Zack, and yet he finds something compelling in his father’s maniacal determination to transform his own life. Inspired by Norm, Zack boldly attempts to make some changes of his own, and the results are instantly calamitous.
Charged with intelligence and razor-sharp wit, Everything Changes is a work of transcendent storytelling from a writer of rare talent.
“A smart, funny, brutally honest, much-needed guy’s point of view on how messy love can be.”—Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief
To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side: a well-paying job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his smart, sexy fiancée who is completely out of his league. But as their wedding day looms, Zack finds himself wondering if it all might be a big mistake. Then Norm—Zack’s freewheeling, Viagra-popping father—resurfaces after a twenty-year absence, looking to make amends. Norm’s often outrageous efforts to reestablish ties with his son infuriate Zack, and yet he finds something compelling in his father’s maniacal determination to transform his own life. Inspired by Norm, Zack boldly attempts to make some changes of his own, and the results are instantly calamitous.
Charged with intelligence and razor-sharp wit, Everything Changes is a work of transcendent storytelling from a writer of rare talent.
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Community Reviews
I had never heard of Jonathan Tropper, but I picked this book up because of the intriguing and unique title.
Just kidding.
Oh, how I crack myself up.
I actually picked this book as my last book to read to meet my challenge goal for the year. I went on my library's e-book site, clicked a random page, and circled the mouse around with my eyes closed. This is what I landed on. It could have been worse.
I started reading and realized it was a lot like chick-lit but for guys. I dubbed it dude-lit. I then Googled this term and realized that it was dubbed that long before I came around. So much for being clever, huh?
I wasn't sure what to expect. Maybe excessive talk about their
Maybe a whole lotta this:
Surprisingly, the penis and booze talk was minimal. Yet I wasn't so sure I was going to like the book because:
A) I don't generally read chick-lit.
B) The first couple of pages included some mammoth sentences that made me want to scratch my eyeballs out with a rusty fork.
And then I read this:
We call our vendors to hound them about schedules and late deliveries; we call our clients to reassure them that everything is on schedule or to get blamed because it isn't; and we call potential clients to kiss the asses of the people who will one day blame us for everything. When you're a middleman, the only good phone call is no phone call, and there are never no phone calls.
He gets me. He really, really gets me! Although it is not exactly the same as Zack's (the MC's) business, I do work for an insurance brokerage that allows me to parallel those gripes.
He also had this gem in there:
...your average sixty-year-old man wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.
This is one of my dad's favorite lines to get us rolling our eyes and cringing because our dad is oogling women. You are spot on, Tropper.
From that point it was easy. It's funny and never boring. There are family troubles, work troubles, health troubles, women troubles, and even a few surprising twists that I didn't see coming. It is heart-warming in a light, fluffy way. I didn't become invested in the characters, but I was thoroughly entertained by them.
A good read that I really liked.
3.5 but rounding down to 3 because I'm a jerk like that.
Just kidding.
Oh, how I crack myself up.
I actually picked this book as my last book to read to meet my challenge goal for the year. I went on my library's e-book site, clicked a random page, and circled the mouse around with my eyes closed. This is what I landed on. It could have been worse.
I started reading and realized it was a lot like chick-lit but for guys. I dubbed it dude-lit. I then Googled this term and realized that it was dubbed that long before I came around. So much for being clever, huh?
I wasn't sure what to expect. Maybe excessive talk about their
Maybe a whole lotta this:
Surprisingly, the penis and booze talk was minimal. Yet I wasn't so sure I was going to like the book because:
A) I don't generally read chick-lit.
B) The first couple of pages included some mammoth sentences that made me want to scratch my eyeballs out with a rusty fork.
And then I read this:
We call our vendors to hound them about schedules and late deliveries; we call our clients to reassure them that everything is on schedule or to get blamed because it isn't; and we call potential clients to kiss the asses of the people who will one day blame us for everything. When you're a middleman, the only good phone call is no phone call, and there are never no phone calls.
He gets me. He really, really gets me! Although it is not exactly the same as Zack's (the MC's) business, I do work for an insurance brokerage that allows me to parallel those gripes.
He also had this gem in there:
...your average sixty-year-old man wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.
This is one of my dad's favorite lines to get us rolling our eyes and cringing because our dad is oogling women. You are spot on, Tropper.
From that point it was easy. It's funny and never boring. There are family troubles, work troubles, health troubles, women troubles, and even a few surprising twists that I didn't see coming. It is heart-warming in a light, fluffy way. I didn't become invested in the characters, but I was thoroughly entertained by them.
A good read that I really liked.
3.5 but rounding down to 3 because I'm a jerk like that.
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