Amazon review (5 stars)
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By Stephen Campbell on May 12, 2015
Format: Hardcover
A dark, quirky and
laugh out loud funny book that beautifully
captures the effect the recession has had on so many
Americans. The author has put together an unforgettable
cast of characters in what is one of my favorite books of
2015. Debtor Class goes directly to the "I'll want to read this
one again" shelf in my bookcase. Highly recommended.
captures the effect the recession has had on so many
Americans. The author has put together an unforgettable
cast of characters in what is one of my favorite books of
2015. Debtor Class goes directly to the "I'll want to read this
one again" shelf in my bookcase. Highly recommended.
Goodreads
review
Sheila rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: cultural, current_issues, humor, relationships, self-help
Bento lost it all when he
went to jail. Sussman almost loses his life. Philyaw loses his temper and finds
a new employee. The rich have fame and fortunes. Drug-dealers have hard-earned
cash. And the cop has blue skin! But it all makes perfectly believable,
imperfect sense, as author Ivan Goldman collects an unlikely group of
characters together, and the Debtor Class begins. Unspooling lives weave
together in unexpected ways, and the color blue can be sadness, survival,
beauty or even folly, depending on your point of view.
The Debtor Class centers around the modern world’s most unlikely heroes—its debt collectors. The novelist peoples their world with fine characters, colors them deeply in shades of genuine humanity behind wholly believable bantering, and sets them loose on a rich man about to lose his fortune. But loss can be faced in many different ways, and Job’s patience combines with the Buddha’s serenity as these characters face their tragedies and learn to hold more loosely to their dreams. Perhaps that was Job’s problem in the end—that he held on too tight and needed to be freed to be redeemed.
In the Debtor Class, readers can smile, laugh, frown and weep; they might even feel blue. But hope springs eternal when humanity runs deep, and the sort of faith that friends have in each other might one day even move mountains. It’s an enthralling read, that really doesn’t want to let go when the last page is turned.
Disclosure: I was given a free preview edition and I offer my honest review.
The Debtor Class centers around the modern world’s most unlikely heroes—its debt collectors. The novelist peoples their world with fine characters, colors them deeply in shades of genuine humanity behind wholly believable bantering, and sets them loose on a rich man about to lose his fortune. But loss can be faced in many different ways, and Job’s patience combines with the Buddha’s serenity as these characters face their tragedies and learn to hold more loosely to their dreams. Perhaps that was Job’s problem in the end—that he held on too tight and needed to be freed to be redeemed.
In the Debtor Class, readers can smile, laugh, frown and weep; they might even feel blue. But hope springs eternal when humanity runs deep, and the sort of faith that friends have in each other might one day even move mountains. It’s an enthralling read, that really doesn’t want to let go when the last page is turned.
Disclosure: I was given a free preview edition and I offer my honest review.
