A book review from The Movie Snob.
The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, by Christopher Beha (2020). I liked this recent novel about a handful of smart and/or ambitious folks living in New York City circa 2009. Sam is a young guy from mid-America who has moved to the Big Apple to pursue a career in journalism. He falls into the orbit of the Doyles, a wealthy family whose patriarch Frank was a well-known political columnist and pundit until an on-air rant got him canceled. Although Sam’s wife Lucy will be following him to New York in a few months, Sam can’t resist the charms of the Doyles’ aimless daughter Margot. Meanwhile, Margot’s brother Eddie is struggling to reintegrate into society after two tours of duty in Iraq. Yes, pretty much all the characters engage in self-destructive acts, and Sam in particular is a pretty obnoxious tool, but somehow I got very interested in the drama and how all the stories would play out. I recommend it.
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