This episode of other people is brought to you by McSweeney's publisher of Half a Life,

a memoir by Darren Strauss. David Lipsky, the author of Absolutely American, and although,

of course, you end up becoming yourself, has this to say about half a life. Quote,

Darren Strauss's Half a Life is the best anything I've read, novel, memoir, story, in a very long time.

Incredibly, it's also the most moving and inspiring and challenging.

It's a book that asks you to live up to it.

This book has the greatest weight to power ratio I've ever seen.

Read it, be swallowed, come out changed.

If you've faced a death, of course you should read it.

But everyone faces a life, and so the rest of us should read it too.

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That's Half a Life by Darren Strauss.

It's available from McSweeney's.

It's a book.

You can read it.

Go and get it.

Oh my God. You can read it. Go and get it. Oh, my God.

You are not alone. You have found other people.

You and I have a friend in common.

Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.

I think it's really beautiful.

Jesus, what a struggle, you know? It was incredible. You know, it's like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listing. Just one person at just one time. Right. Right. Okay, everybody. Here we go again. My name is Brad Listy. This is other people. Welcome to the program. Thank you for being here.

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