Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Executor by Jesse Kellerman

book jacketJoseph Geist is a self-deluding waste of space, a perpetual graduate student who has done nothing with his life so far.  He has recently been kicked out of a shared apartment by his girlfriend (who pays all the bills),  and leaves with little more than what he can carry in one bag and a half bust of Nietzsche’s head, his only possession which  The philosopher is seduced by wealth, when he answers an ad for a position as a conversationalist.  Joseph eventually gives in to some less than noble emotions that are unfamiliar to him.  Paranoia,  jealousy, panic, and hysteria. There’s a growing inevitability to the story as the "crime" unfolds.  This just can't end well for our man Joseph.
I am not sure if I liked this book. I can say for sure it is unforgettable.

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