The heartwarming debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of This is Where I Leave You and One Last Thing Before I Go.
Turning thirty was never supposed to be like this. Ten years ago, Ben, Lindsey, Chuck, Alison, and Jack graduated from New York University and went out into the world, fresh-faced and full of dreams for the future. But now Ben's getting a divorce; Lindsey's unemployed; Alison and Chuck seem stuck in ruts of their own making; and Jack is getting more publicity for his cocaine addiction than his multimillion-dollar Hollywood successes.
Suddenly, turning thirty-- past the age their parents were when they were born, older than every current star athlete or pop music sensation-- seems to be both more meaningful and less than they'd imagined ten years ago.
Plan B, Jonathan Tropper's wonderful debut novel, is about more than friendship, love, celebrity, addiction, kidnapping, or even turning thirty-- it's a heartfelt comic riff on what it means to be an adult against your will, to be single when you thought you'd have a family, to discover you are not, in fact, immortal, and to learn that Star Wars is as good a life lesson today as it was when you were six years old.
Industry Reviews
"If "The Big Chill had Gen X angst, you would probably have something like "Plan B...[Tropper] does it with wit, insight, and a lot of fun cultural references to the '80s."-- "Booklist"Madcap...Entertaining as "Friends...Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue."-- "Publishers Weekly"To Tropper's credit, "Plan B is a bit like life-- or at least, like entertainment."-- "Los Angeles Times "If "The Big Chill" had Gen X angst, you would probably have something like "Plan B,.".[Tropper] does it with wit, insight, and a lot of fun cultural references to the '80s."-- "Booklist""Madcap...Entertaining as "Friends,.".Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue."-- "Publishers Weekly""To Tropper's credit, "Plan B" is a bit like life-- or at least, like entertainment."-- "Los Angeles Times" "Madcap...Entertaining as Friends...Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue." --Publishers Weekly
"It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A." --Entertainment Weekly
"To Tropper's credit, Plan B is a bit like life-- or at least, like entertainment." --Los Angeles Times
"If The Big Chill had Gen X angst, you would probably have something like Plan B...[Tropper] does it with wit, insight, and a lot of fun cultural references to the '80s." --Booklist
"When I read McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read Plan B, and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued." --Rocky Mountain News on Plan Btertainment Weekly Madcap...Entertaining as Friends...Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue. Publishers Weekly
It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A. Entertainment Weekly
To Tropper's credit, Plan B is a bit like life-- or at least, like entertainment. Los Angeles Times
If The Big Chill had Gen X angst, you would probably have something like Plan B...[Tropper] does it with wit, insight, and a lot of fun cultural references to the '80s. Booklist
When I read McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read Plan B, and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued. Rocky Mountain News on Plan Btertainment Weekly
" Madcap...Entertaining as Friends...Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue. Publishers Weekly
It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A. Entertainment Weekly
To Tropper's credit, Plan B is a bit like life-- or at least, like entertainment. Los Angeles Times
If The Big Chill had Gen X angst, you would probably have something like Plan B...[Tropper] does it with wit, insight, and a lot of fun cultural references to the '80s. Booklist
When I read McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read Plan B, and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued. Rocky Mountain News on Plan B"tertainment Weekly"" When I read McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City" years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read "Plan B," and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued. "Rocky Mountain News on Plan B"
It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A. "Entertainment Weekly"" "When I read McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City" years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read "Plan B," and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued."
--"Rocky Mountain News" on "Plan B
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"It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A."
--"Entertainment Weekly" Praise for Jonathan Tropper and "Plan B
""When I read McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City" years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read "Plan B," and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued."
--"Rocky Mountain News" on "Plan B
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"[A] smartly comic novel . . . Mr. Tropper's dialogue here is fresh and fast."
--"The New York Times" on "This Is Where I Leave You"
"It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A."
--"Entertainment Weekly" Praise for Jonathan Tropper and "Plan B
""When I read McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City" years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read "Plan B", and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued."
--"Rocky Mountain News" on "Plan B
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"[A] smartly comic novel . . . Mr. Tropper's dialogue here is fresh and fast."
--"The New York Times" on "This Is Where I Leave You"
"It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A."
--"Entertainment Weekly" Praise for Jonathan Tropper and "Plan B
""When I read McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City" years ago, I realized that McInerney was going to hit big. I had the same feeling when I read "Plan B", and I'll go a step further: Tropper's a much better writer . . . I raced through the novel, thoroughly intrigued."
-"Rocky Mountain News" on "Plan B
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"[A] smartly comic novel . . . Mr. Tropper's dialogue here is fresh and fast."
-"The New York Times" on "This Is Where I Leave You"
"It's amazing what can happen in the hands of the casually brilliant author . . . A."
-"Entertainment Weekly"
