Last night at the lobster / Stewart O'Nan, read by Jonathan Davis, 146 pgs.
Even though business hasn't been bad, the Red Lobster is closing. It is a snowy few days before Christmas but the last day for the restaurant. Six of the employees will be transferring to the nearby Olive Garden but the rest are being laid off. Manager Manny hopes to have enough people show up to be able to serve the lunch crowd. Although many are late, he has enough on the crew to pull it off. Somehow this sounds like a totally silly book but instead it is a thing of beauty. I hung on ever word and can't believe how O'Nan makes the mundane memorable.
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