The Mutual Friend

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Call Number: Fiction / Bays, Carter, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Bays, Carter
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Bays, Carter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Bays, Carter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Bays, Carter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Bays, Carter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Bays, Carter	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"New York, 2015: The city is facing a series of bicycle accidents, the Mayor's approval ratings hang in the balance, and Alice, besieged by grief and regrets, wants desperately to take the MCAT and become a doctor, but she can't seem to sign up for the test. First and foremost there's her phone--which, like so many others, she can't seem to put down--but there's also her chaotic roommate Roxy, who works at the Mayor's office and whose thirst for adventure frequently gets Alice in trouble. Then there's her tech millionaire brother who is searching for meaning ... meaning which may threaten to take him away from his wife, Pitterpat. And finally, the biggest distraction of all: Love. As the months go by, these characters, and more, slide in and out of each other's lives--they fall in-and-out of love, and they face various scandals. All the while, their mutual friend, the omniscient and mysterious narrator of the novel who seems to know all, watches over them, until the threads that tie these characters together come together in a wholly satisfying reveal. Filled with all of the warmth, humor, and heart that gained How I Met Your Mother its cult following, The Mutual Friend completely captures the choreography of navigating life and love in the chaos of contemporary life"-- Provided by publisher.

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Best Book of the Summer submitted by osbornk on July 28, 2022, 11:37am I tore through this novel in a lakeside book-binge. I love a good everyone-is-connected plot with characters' chance and deliberate interactions altering their course. Yes there are coincidences, but they are delightful! Buddhism, friendship, grief, even a hint of sci-fi -- this story (well, these stories) will stick with me even when summer wanes.

A fun read submitted by lizgiessner on July 1, 2023, 10:28am This is a complex interweaving of stories taking place in NYC, 2015. An important theme is the impact of phones/texting/social media. I enjoyed it!