Last Night at the Lobster

Last Night at the Lobster

2007 • 160 pages

Ratings11

Average rating3.7

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Managing a failed seafood restaurant in a run-down New England mall just before Christmas, Manny DeLeon coordinates a challenging final shift of mutinous staff members, an effort that is complicated by his love for a waitress, a pregnant girlfriend, and an elusive holiday gift

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An accurate portrait of the mood of a crew in the last day before closing down a restaurant. This took me back a couple years, which is a sign of great writing.

January 16, 2021

This is a short book, with many characters considering its length. I was impressed that I could track each character, even though who never show up. This story is a vignette - one significant day in the life of a restaurant manager.

April 10, 2009
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