A review by ericfheiman
The Ask by Sam Lipsyte

4.0

Just short of a modern classic. It takes a pretty great writer to make the many flawed characters in this book funny, fleshed out, and sympathetic all at once. A sort of companion to Daniel Clowes' Wilson with its anti-hero protagonist and mining the disappointment that often colors middle age to produce uneasy humor. If this sounds like your cup of tea, then this is a must-read.