Per usual, this audiobook review is written in bullet points, because reasons: Trigger/content warnings: suicide, depression, anxiety, addiction, death of a partner Review What starts as a potentially high-stakes situation slowly shifts into a series of unexpected friendships, and when two police officers begin to investigate the case…well, clearly some of these hostages are not telling the truth about what really went down in that apartment. The thing is, these people are pretty much the worst hostages ever. When a robbery goes wrong, a hapless bank robber ends up accidentally taking hostage the attendees of an apartment viewing. But here’s what I can tell you: this is a story about, among other things: a hostage drama, a bank robbery, a bridge, a police investigation, and, perhaps most significantly, idiots. The narrative structure is unconventional, bouncing between multiple points in the story’s timeline, and too much summary would spoil the delight of piecing together the details of the story. This narrative is warm, wise, and witty, alternating emotional sucker-punches with laugh-out-loud commentary on the ridiculousness modern life, and it is one of my favorite reads of this year so far. But let me tell you: this one COMPLETELY lives up to the hype. When I picked up this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect from it–a lot of popular titles kind of miss the mark for me, so perhaps my wariness was justified.
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