Published: May 18, 2011
Words: 82,316 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780615488301

Short description

Fed up with low-paying, menial jobs that infringe on his boozy, loafing lifestyle, Wicker sets off on a road trip to Las Vegas, where the drinks are free, the slots are loose, and a megajackpot could solve his problems forever. On his pilgrimage he finds exactly what he wasn't looking for in Edna, a wayward geriatric with an agenda of her own.

Extended description

Fed up with low-paying, menial jobs that infringe on his boozy, loafing lifestyle, Wicker sets off on a road trip to Las Vegas, where the drinks are free, the slots are loose, and a megajackpot could solve his problems forever. On his pilgrimage he finds exactly what he wasn't looking for in Edna, a wayward geriatric with an agenda of her own.

Scattershot is a weird, wild, darkly comic debut novel that is not to be missed.

Tags

adventure, alcoholism, comedy, japan, california, dark comedy, novel, road trip, las vegas, literary fiction, grand canyon, drinking, elder care, luck, gambling, seniors, senior dating, cremation, debut novel, road novel, first novel, vegas stories, mens fiction, senior citizens, bedwetting, may december, dude, contemporary american fiction, odd couple

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Review by: jane mcgowan on June 29, 2011 :
I absolutely loved this book, couldn’t put it down. Beautifully written and I highly recommend it.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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