

Darling at the Campsite
Author: Andy Abramowitz
Narrator: Brian Holden
Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/08/2021
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Friendship
Author: Andy Abramowitz
Narrator: Brian Holden
Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/08/2021
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Friendship
Andy Abramowitz is the author of two previous novels, A Beginner’s Guide to Free Fall and Thank You, Goodnight. A native of Baltimore, Andy lives with his wife, two daughters, and their dog, Rufus, in Philadelphia, where he enjoys classic rock, pitchers’ duels, birthday cake, the sound of a Fender Rhodes piano, and the month of October. He is also a lawyer.
Loved this book. High Fidelity meets Garden State, but set in the present day (minus the pandemic). Made me laugh and cry and think.......more
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Darling at the Campsite is an emotional gut punch that dives into the intricacies of human relationships. The story is one we've read before (death in the family, estranged family dynamics, etc), but Andy Abram......more
DNF @ 78% Rowan was okay? But he wasn`t great. I felt like he rambled on about things that was of no importance A LOT. Some things I liked, where he talked about his brother. But the part about he thinking a girl was into him and stuff? Meh. But people do deal with grief differently,and maybe Rowan......more
I love this book. Maybe it is the cyncism, the sarcastic banter, the unchecked egos, the prolonged suffering due to escapism and avoiding the hard work of healing, but this book spoke to me and was easy to read. It's not a perfect book. It isn't presented to you in a perfect little bow. The main cha......more
I don't get super emotional over books easily, but that book felt as if it was written just for me, the author wrote characters so realistic that it sometimes felt creepy that it's fictional. The way the dilemma of adulthood, victim good and forgiveness, is expressed was just thought provoking and al......more
“This book is like life: sometimes funny, touching, sad, uplifting, and messy. More character-driven than plot-heavy, it’s for readers who appreciate stories that look back at high school and leaving home, through adult eyes.” —Library Journal“Darling at the Campsite is a funny, warm, offbeat treasure about the families we don’t choose, and the search for identity. Abramowitz’s characters walk off the page.” —Jonathan Evison, New York Times bestselling author of Legends of the North Cascades“Reminiscent of the best of Jonathan Tropper and Mathew Norman, Darling at the Campsite is a deep dive into heartbreak through the funny and wise eyes of author Andy Abramowitz. What starts out as a story of one guy’s loss of a high school love turns into a fertile and relatable tale about the lengths we go to protect ourselves from future pain—and end up finding our truer selves instead. I was envious all the way through and wished I’d written this wonderful book.” —Ann Garvin, USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work