Ferris, Joshua

A sly and self-referential novel about the subjectivity of memoir, or a Franzenesque portrait of a dysfunctional American family. Take your pick.

Fiction lovers, especially fans of the short form, will appreciate this anthology. [See Prepub Alert, 12/5/16.]

There are points in this novel where the story bogs down and, despite the excellent narration by Campbell Scott, the plot comes dangerously close to tedious. The patient listener will be rewarded in the end, however, by this story of doubt, religion, belonging, and living in the world today.