Less is older, probably not much wiser, and facing thoughts of mortality all around him.

Whereas the first book explored Arthur’s desire for love, and his insecurity over his own worth, Less is Lost starts to dig into his love life after the big rom-com moment. With little more than a single suit and a desperate need to succeed, Less is put into more and more bizarre situations-a gay fish, very much out of his water-that test him physically, emotionally, and perhaps spiritually. Criss-crossing the country, from literary gig to literary gig, Less transforms, just not in the ways he anticipated.Įarly on in the book, Less is asked a question, “What if we’re wrong?… What if the whole idea of America is wrong?” He is then thrust out into the middle of it, unprepared and under-resourced to see for himself.

Less has to change, and as a white gay man in his 50s, he is resisting. Mandern, in order to save the home he’s built with his lover Freddy. But the same isn’t a bad thing when you’re talking about a bestselling, universally praised, gay comedy drama with a slew of awards including, you know, the aforementioned Pulitzer!įate has conspired to throw Arthur Less’ life a curveball and our eternally bewildered protagonist is sent out on the road with a beloved and cantankerous fantasy author, H.H.H. The titular star of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Less, is being put through the emotional ringer once more by his author Andrew Sean Greer and the results are the same.

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