The Mutual Friend - Bays, Carter
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A comedy of manners set in New York City, following a sprawling cast of characters as they navigate ambition, faith, addiction to technology, and the search for love, from the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother. New York, 2015: The city is facing a series of bicycle accidents, the Mayor's approval ratings hang in the balance, and Alice, besieged by grief and regrets, wants desperately to take the MCAT and become a doctor, but she can't seem to sign up for the test. First and foremost there's her phone-which, like so many others, she can't seem to put down-but there's also her chaotic roommate…mehr

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A comedy of manners set in New York City, following a sprawling cast of characters as they navigate ambition, faith, addiction to technology, and the search for love, from the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother. New York, 2015: The city is facing a series of bicycle accidents, the Mayor's approval ratings hang in the balance, and Alice, besieged by grief and regrets, wants desperately to take the MCAT and become a doctor, but she can't seem to sign up for the test. First and foremost there's her phone-which, like so many others, she can't seem to put down-but there's also her chaotic roommate Roxy, who works at the Mayor's office and whose thirst for adventure frequently gets Alice in trouble. Then there's her tech millionaire brother who is searching for meaning…meaning that may threaten to take him away from his wife, Pitterpat. And finally, the biggest distraction of all: Love. As the months go by, these characters, and more, slide in and out of one another's lives-they fall in and out of love, and they face various scandals. All the while, their mutual friend, the omniscient and mysterious narrator of the novel who seems to know all, watches over them, until the threads that tie these characters together come together in a wholly satisfying reveal. Filled with all of the warmth, humor, and heart that gained How I Met Your Mother its cult following, The Mutual Friend completely captures the choreography of navigating life and love in the chaos of contemporary life.
Autorenporträt
Carter Bays is the co-creator of the Emmy-winning series How I Met Your Mother. The Mutual Friend is his first novel.
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A whip-smart comedy of manners for the era of buzzing gadgets.
The Washington Post

"Carter Bays is best known for the long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother. His debut novel The Mutual Friend is like a sophisticated literary version, centering on a New York City-based ensemble with plenty to say about the discontents of modern life and the difficulty of connection."
NPR

 An ecstatic debut. . . . A modern epic brimming with charm; it romps between multiple concurrent storylines, but everything coalesces masterfully as all the scattered puzzle pieces fit together.
BuzzFeed

 The co-creator of How I Met Your Mother delivers delightful, un-put-downable and legen wait for it! dary love stories in his debut novel.
E! News, "15 Books to Add to Your Beach Bag This June"

Funny, sad, and deeply wise, this one-of-a-kind book will renew your faith in humanity and make you really want to put down your phone.
Real Simple

"The Mutual Friend is GREAT. Carter Bays is one of the funniest people I know. More importantly though, he always finds the heart and truth in all of his humor. I just loved it. Put down the phones. Unless you re reading The Mutual Friend on it."
Jason Segel

"I love this love story! The dialogue is so good, also it's very funny. What more could I want?"
Mindy Kaling

"This is a rare thing: an original, intelligent novel that s not just a perfect summer beach read, but one that deserves serious awards consideration as well. Put down your phone and pick it up A major accomplishment.
Kirkus (starred)

"An imaginatively tender and uncannily exact tale of life on the internet. . . . The Mutual Friend is vast in scope, startling in its precise capture of the reality of intertwined digital lives, and satisfies its ambition with an unexpected humanity and vulnerability.
Booklist (starred)

The Mutual Friend is a stylized, laugh-out-loud funny social satire with devastating aim. . . . Like The Bonfire of the Vanities for the era of reality TV and social media . . . All told, it s riveting.
BookPage (starred)

"An imaginatively tender and uncannily exact tale of life on the internet. . . . The Mutual Friend is vast in scope, startling in its precise capture of the reality of intertwined digital lives, and satisfies its ambition with an unexpected humanity and vulnerability.
Debutiful

The Mutual Friend is the most extraordinary and beguiling novel I ve read in years. Carter Bays weaves together a huge, eclectic cast of messy, imperfect, and bewitching characters . . . As soon as I put the book down, I wanted to start reading it all over again.
Clare Pooley, New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

I know it sounds like a bad joke or weird curse to wonder what would happen if Charles Dickens or Bonfire of the Vanities-era Tom Wolfe had Twitter, but the actual, happy result would be The Mutual Friend a novel of New York in a strange time that probes its large and foibled cast with humor, real insight, and sparkling charm.
John Hodgman, author of Vacationland and Medallion Status and host of the Judge John Hodgman podcast

The Mutual Friend is like a 10-course dinner party with your frankest, wittiest friends confiding all their secrets. It has plenty of full-on belly laughs, but also such granular emotional insight and sharp-eyed observations about modern life and love. This novel makes you feel wonderfully seen, at your best and at your worst, by somebody very kind and very, very funny, who points out all the foibles and fractures you thought nobody noticed and let s you know you re not alone.
Elan Mastai, author of All Our Wrong Todays

"The Mutual Friend is a big, heart-squeezing ode to all that matters most, dressed up in the disguise of a fun, juicy ensemble story bubbling over with comically bad dates, career missteps, and awkward adult friendships. You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll stare out the window and contemplate the meaning of life. I did, anyway."
Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter

"A hugely clever and thoroughly entertaining magic trick of a novel that shows the ways in which we re all connected, both virtually and in real life. This book with all its wisdom and humor, its detours and surprises was a total delight. I loved it!"
Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Unsinkable Greta James

Poignant, heartbreaking, and full of hope. This beautifully written book perfectly captures the connections and relationships that shape our lives. I couldn't put it down.
Kate Spencer, author of In a New York Minute

Through his tapestry of characters, Carter Bays beautifully and hilariously captures the connection and isolation at the heart of being a human being, now. This book is like a modern-day War and Peace, without all the boring war parts.
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, author of Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

A completely unique and addictive read with a captivating cast of characters, The Mutual Friend is a memorable, clever novel about connection and love and all the things that make us human. Charming and unforgettable, this story left an impression on my heart.
Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You


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