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Dwight B. Wilmerding is only twenty-eight, but he’s having a midlife crisis. Of course, living a dissolute, dorm like existence in a tiny apartment and working in tech support at the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer are not especially conducive to wisdom.
And a few sessions of psychoanalysis conducted by his sister have distinctly failed to help with his biggest problem: a chronic inability to make up his mind.
Encouraged by one of his roommates to try an experimental pharmaceutical meant to banish indecision, Dwight jumps at the chance (not without some meditation on the hazards of jumping) and swallows the first fateful pill. And when all at once he is “pfired” from Pfizer and invited to a rendezvous in exotic Ecuador with the girl of his long-ago prep-school dreams, he finds himself on the brink of a new life.
The trouble–well, one of the troubles–is that Dwight can’t decide if the pills are working. Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, in the foreign country of a changed outlook, his would-be romantic escape becomes a hilarious journey into unbidden responsibility and unwelcome knowledge.
Indecision rings with a voice of great energy and originality, while its deeper inquiries reflect the concerns and style of a generation.
'Indecision manages to make the whole flailing, postadolescent, prelife crisis feel fresh and funny again . . . The funniest and smartest coming-of-age novel in years' Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review
'He’s got this voice that just grabs your attention and won’t let go . . . Old Dwight’s book really knocked me out' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
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"The funniest and smartest coming-of-age novel in years." -Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review "A very funny book . . . lyrical and even tender . . . Indecision brims with insight into the modern urban condition."-Time Out New York "Grabs your attention and won't let go . . . [This] book really knocked me out." -The New York Times "Smartly funny . . . zany, surprising and strangely affecting . . . Dwight's unique voice carries this story, but the ending crowns it as a debut to savor."-Cleveland Plain Dealer "Paragraphs strewn with explosive packets of wit [and] intriguing ideas."-San Francisco Chronicle "One of this year's best debut novels."-The New York Sun
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0330444565
- ISBN 13 9780330444569
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dwight B. Wilmerding is only twenty-eight, but hes having a midlife crisis. Of course, living a dissolute, dorm like existence in a tiny apartment and working in tech support at the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer are not especially conducive to wisdom. And a few sessions of psychoanalysis conducted by his sister have distinctly failed to help with his biggest problem: a chronic inability to make up his mind. Encouraged by one of his roommates to try an experimental pharmaceutical meant to banish indecision, Dwight jumps at the chance (not without some meditation on the hazards of jumping) and swallows the first fateful pill. And when all at once he is pfired from Pfizer and invited to a rendezvous in exotic Ecuador with the girl of his long-ago prep-school dreams, he finds himself on the brink of a new life. The troublewell, one of the troublesis that Dwight cant decide if the pills are working. Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, in the foreign country of a changed outlook, his would-be romantic escape becomes a hilarious journey into unbidden responsibility and unwelcome knowledge. Indecision rings with a voice of great energy and originality, while its deeper inquiries reflect the concerns and style of a generation. 'Indecision manages to make the whole flailing, postadolescent, prelife crisis feel fresh and funny again . . . The funniest and smartest coming-of-age novel in years' Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review 'Hes got this voice that just grabs your attention and wont let go . . . Old Dwights book really knocked me out' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002460999
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