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Last Resort
Last Resort: A Novel | Andrew Lipstein
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In his blazing debut novel Last Resort, Andrew Lipstein blurs the lines of fact and fiction with a thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible choices. Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune, and a taste of the literary life. He can’t wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel’s “inspiration.” When Avi gets his hands on it, he sees nothing but theft—and opportunity. Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition, and the limits of art. Last Resort is the razor-edged account of a young man's headlong journey into authenticity. As Caleb fights to right his mistakes and reclaim his name, he must burn every bridge, confront his own desire, and finally see his work from the perspective of those locked inside.
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Last Resort: A Novel | Andrew Lipstein
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After reading The Vegan, I decided to try one of Lipstein‘s earlier works. Told in the first person, the book is at times tedious with a thoroughly self absorbed narrator. There are a lot of inside baseball tidbits about the publishing world, which I found interesting. But the narrator is annoying, almost bordering on sociopathic at times to get his point across. The indecent premise of the book hooks you from the beginning