Futility Experts

Margaret Broucek's debut novel, The Futility Experts, is a wickedly funny examination of how not to age gracefully. Feeling trapped in a stagnant marriage, working a dead-end job, and desperately coveting the last good parking spot, Tim Turner decides to do what any middle-aged man not in his right mind would do; reinvent himself online as a 21-year-old marine . At the same time, Davis Beardsley, a professor of zoology obsessed with imaginary creatures, watches his chances for tenure circle the drain when a new department head takes a dim view of his teaching methods. Delivered with deadpan wit and keen insight, not to mention a decrepit Sasquatch, a Romanian adoptee hell-bent on destruction, and a trio of incontinent lapdogs, The Futility Experts will appeal to fans of Jami Attenberg, Gary Schteyngart, and anyone who likes their comedy with a little chaos.

Romanul de debut al lui Margaret Broucek, The Futility Experts, este o examinare amuzanta si amuzanta a modului de a nu imbatrani gratios. Simtindu-se prins intr-o casnicie stagnanta, lucrand intr-un loc mort si ravnind cu disperare ultimul loc de parcare bun, Tim Turner decide sa faca ceea ce ar face orice barbat de varsta mijlocie care nu este in minte; reinventeaza-te online ca un marin in varsta de 21 de ani.