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"This Is Where I Leave You" is a family saga written by Jonathan Tropper which chronicles a week in the disheveled life of Judd Foxman as he spends a week with his family sitting Shiva while mourning the death of his father. Judd has a lot going for him in the beginning of the week including a cheating wife, a basement apartment, and a family as dysfunctional as they come.

Throughout the book, Jonathan Tropper introduces you to the Foxman family who are all characters that leap to life off the page and bounce around eachother like atoms in a nuclear reactor. Jonathan Tropper does a great job building a dynamic atmosphere where his characters breathe, live, and learn about themselves and one another.

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Jonathan Tropper

Few books can actually make me laugh out loud but more then once I found myself laughing at Judd Foxman's rants and the fire-cracker personalities surrounding his life. A quick but smart read sure to leave you reflecting on your own relationships and laughing at the hilarious circumstances the Foxman's find themselves in.