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Ben Purkert
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A knockout debut novel that tackles a haunting question: What do our jobs do to our souls?
Seth is a junior copywriter whose latest tagline just went viral. He’s the agency’s hottest new star, or at least he wants his coworker crush to think so. But while he’s busy drooling over his future corner office, the walls crumble around him.
When his job lets him go, he can’t let go of his job. Thankfully, one former colleague can’t let him go either: Robert “Moon” McCloone, a skeezy on-the-rise exec better suited to a frat house than a boardroom. Seth tries to forget Moon and rediscover his spiritual self; he studies Kabbalah with an Orthodox rabbi by day while popping illegal prescription pills by night. But with each misstep, Seth strays further from salvation—though he might get there, if he could only get out of his own way.
In his debut novel, Ben Purkert incisively peels back the layers of the male ego, revealing what’s rotten and what might be redeemed. Brimming with wit, irreverence, and soul-searching, The Men Can’t Be Saved is a startlingly original examination of work, sex, addiction, religion, branding, and ourselves.
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- Leslie
- 08-12-23
The guy. uuhhyy
Way hub hit etc pin struggled try ugh non imo does wan chi !imo gvg
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- Christina Herrick
- 08-19-23
At times incredibly funny, at times wandering
I have never enjoyed the first few paragraphs of a book as much as this one - laugh out loud. This may have elevated my expectations, however, given that in the end I was left a little disappointed. Overall, the writing was clever and witty, often lending interesting insights into the inner workings of the male mind (or at least some males). What was lacking was a coherent story. The book seemed to ramble to a uneventful end. I would love to see another more thought out novel by this author.
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- KayMarco
- 08-12-23
Awful pointless story with no real plot and I likable characters
I need to get over my habit of listening to the end of something that’s just not good. This was one of those books where I didn’t care what happened or to whom.
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