With "echoes of Of Mice and Men"(The Bookseller, UK), The Motel Life explores the frustrations and failed dreams of two Nevada brothers—on the run after a hit-and-run accident—who, forgotten by society, and short on luck and hope, desperately cling to the edge of modern life.
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mjune finley
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January 21, 2013
Read this book in one sitting.must read the rest of his works.reminesent of Steinbeck and faulkner.a wonderful new (to me) writer.
Susan p
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June 11, 2013
it was a nice read but the ending was not what I was expecting
Adista Emler
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January 11, 2015
The Motel Life
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Willy Vlautin is the author of the novels The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, The Free, Don’t Skip Out on Me, and The Night Always Comes. He is the founding member of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines.
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