Thomas McGuane sums up this down-on-his-luck story so perfectly by quoting Yogi Berra before the tale even begins: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." That's pretty much what Frank Copenhaver, ex-hippie, successful businessman/cowboy/fisherman/womanizer/neighbor voyeur does after he drives his wife to the airport so she can leave him for another man. His entire world is spiraling out of control and about to come crashing down around him.....all by his own hand. You'd call him a loser but you'd stop yourself because he's rather likable in that pathetic, I-can't-help-it-take-me-for-what-I-am kind of way. In parts laugh-out-loud funny, parts sad, but mostly a joy to read for McGuane's way of describing Frank's exploits in his midlife world. I'd recommend this book if you're ready to breathe in the fresh Montana air while following the wiggly path of this blind-sided man...all the while rooting for, hoping for a happy ending to put him out of his misery.
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