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The Ask
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
10 posts | 10 read | 6 to read
Milo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has "not been developing": after a run-in with a well-connected undergrad, he finds himself among the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Grasping after odd jobs to support his wife and child, Milo is offered one last chance by his former employer: he must reel in a potential donora major "ask"who, mysteriously, has requested Milo's involvement. But it turns out that the ask is Milo's sinister college classmate Purdy Stuart. And the "give" won't come cheap. Probing many themes or, perhaps, anxietiesincluding work, war, sex, class, child rearing, romantic comedies, Benjamin Franklin, cooking shows on death row, and the eroticization of chicken wire, The Ask is a burst of genius by a young American master who has already demonstrated that the truly provocative and important fictions are often the funniest ones.
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AnimalRiotPress
AnimalRiotPress
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Home for the holidays & flipping through my partner‘s bookshelf. Found this beaut that I read a few years ago & loved. Super hilarious. Anyone else enjoy it?

#theask #samlipsyte #literaryfiction #comedy #funny

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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Candies not candles hahahah @monkeygirlsmama

JoRead Gummies, yes please!! 7y
ephemeralwaltz Eat all the gummies!! 7y
Mimi28 Oooooooo!!! Peach rings!! 7y
Megabooks Yum! Nom nom 7y
monkeygirlsmama 😀Mmmmmm gummies! Have you tried chocolate covered gummy bears? I did, and mind blown. 🤤❤️ 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Another hard one, because my taste buds have different cravings all the time... but these would be my go to, I guess. 💛 @Booksandcooks

BookBabe Mmmmmmm. ?No joke, when I read "Junior's Cheesecake" my mouth stared watering! It's been waaaay too long. Sigh ? 7y
Clwojick @BookBabe I died when I went there. No other cheesecake comes close. Soooo delicious. 💗 7y
monkeygirlsmama Never heard of any of those before, but I imagine they're all heavenly! Haha 7y
Megabooks I like Junior's too! Great answers! 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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5 Wild Animals that I Wish I Could shave As Pets. Requested by @Mimi28 This one was so hard to choose!!! 🐱Black Panther 🐯Tiger 🐼Panda Bear 🐺Red Fox 🐘Elephant ❤️💜💙💚💛

eanderson Ahhh! I'm so with you on the baby elephant and panda! 7y
Mimi28 Cool!! 7y
Yellowpigeon I got to travel to a panda sanctuary and the baby pandas were the best. I really wanted to steal a red panda though. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Yes, Panda 🐼 and red fox 🦊!!!! 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Five favourite movies 🎥 Requested by @Jen_Reads ❤️A Night At The Roxbury 💜10 Things I Hate About You 💙The Breakfast Club 💚Bio Dome 💛Elf

Jen_Reads I used to watch 10 Things I Hate About You everyday after school I loved it so much and Elf is just a classic now which I can quote in its entirety. 7y
Purrfectpages Great scene! 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Top five books I've read so far in 2017! Requested by @LauraBeth

LauraBeth Awesome list - thanks for sharing! 7y
AmandaL I ❤️ Furiously Happy, You, and Me Before You! 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Top 5 Candle Scents 💕 requested by @monkeygirlsmama

Jess7 Ooohh I like all of these too! #gardenia is probably my #1 7y
monkeygirlsmama Hey now, I asked about CANDY. 😹 Your candle scents are awesome too though. 😊 7y
Clwojick @monkeygirlsmama bahahah! Really?! I definitely read candles. Ahahah 7y
monkeygirlsmama @Clwojick Candies and candles look very similar in this font, so I can't say as I blame ya. Easy mistake! 🤣 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Top 5 hobbies/ leisure activities (other than reading) requested by @MaleficentBookDragon

monkeygirlsmama Awwww, you really go to the shelter and cuddle the cats? You're an angel! 😻😻😻 7y
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Clwojick
Clwojick
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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Stealing this from @MaleficentBookDragon because it looks like fun. Throw some questions at me!

MaleficentBookDragon Top 5 hobbies / leisure activities? Other than reading of course!🙂 7y
monkeygirlsmama Top 5 candies? 🍭 7y
LauraBeth Top 5 books from this year 😀 7y
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Jen_Reads Top five movies 🎥 7y
Mimi28 Top 5 wild animals you wish you could have as pets! Mine would be koala, panda, giraffe, panther, peacock lol 7y
Megabooks Top 5 restaurants 7y
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Simone_Gibson
Simone_Gibson
The Ask: A Novel | Sam Lipsyte
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The Ask is a darkly humorous account of Milo Burke who loses his job and is hired by a former, now well to do, friend. Milo wades through the daily struggles of parenting, marriage, and change. The occasional pill, drink, and his wife's affair may all be just a rough patch. Fantastic prose.