The Night Always Comes
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- Author：Willy Vlautin
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Summary
'Terrific。' Richard Russo
'A revelation。' Megan Abbott
'Remarkable。' Rene Denfeld
Between looking after her brother， working two low-paid jobs， and trying to take part-time college classes， Lynette is dangerously tired。 Every penny she's earned for years， she's put into savings， trying to scrape together enough to take out a mortgage on the house she rents with her mother。 Finally becoming a homeowner in their rapidly gentrifying Portland neighbourhood could offer Lynette the kind of freedoms she's never had。 But， when the plan is derailed， Lynette must embark on a desperate odyssey of hope and anguish。
Written with all Willy Vlautin's characteristic and heart-wrenching empathy， The Night Always Comes holds up a mirror to a society which leaves too many people only a step away from falling between the cracks。
What readers are saying:
'Amazing 。 。 。 Vlautin hit the nail on the head with this。 I could not stop thinking about the characters and where the story would take them。'
'WOW。 This book hit me hard 。 。 。 I was on the edge of my seat。'
'The book pulls you into the story and you can't wait to find out what happens next。'
'Fabulous 。 。 。 part suspenseful action and part deep character study。'
'A revelation。' Megan Abbott
'Remarkable。' Rene Denfeld
Between looking after her brother， working two low-paid jobs， and trying to take part-time college classes， Lynette is dangerously tired。 Every penny she's earned for years， she's put into savings， trying to scrape together enough to take out a mortgage on the house she rents with her mother。 Finally becoming a homeowner in their rapidly gentrifying Portland neighbourhood could offer Lynette the kind of freedoms she's never had。 But， when the plan is derailed， Lynette must embark on a desperate odyssey of hope and anguish。
Written with all Willy Vlautin's characteristic and heart-wrenching empathy， The Night Always Comes holds up a mirror to a society which leaves too many people only a step away from falling between the cracks。
What readers are saying:
'Amazing 。 。 。 Vlautin hit the nail on the head with this。 I could not stop thinking about the characters and where the story would take them。'
'WOW。 This book hit me hard 。 。 。 I was on the edge of my seat。'
'The book pulls you into the story and you can't wait to find out what happens next。'
'Fabulous 。 。 。 part suspenseful action and part deep character study。'
Reviews
Allison
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This tells the story of Lynette， a young woman who if you described her as a hustler， it would be an understatement。 Working multiple jobs while also being the main caretaker for her mentally disabled brother， all while battling depression herself， Lynette finds herself at a crossroads。 Her deadbeat mother has informed her that their plan to purchase the house they currently live in no longer interests her。 And as a result Lynette spends a day trying to collect money from people that owe her and This tells the story of Lynette， a young woman who if you described her as a hustler， it would be an understatement。 Working multiple jobs while also being the main caretaker for her mentally disabled brother， all while battling depression herself， Lynette finds herself at a crossroads。 Her deadbeat mother has informed her that their plan to purchase the house they currently live in no longer interests her。 And as a result Lynette spends a day trying to collect money from people that owe her and trying to secure a future for her brother and herself。 The novel is a page-turner and Lynette is a very sympathetic character facing a problem that many Americans across the country do which is that there is never enough money even when you break your back working。 I thought the exposition felt a little forced but overall it's a pretty well written novel and highlights of population of the working poor in America。 。。。more
Julia Williamson
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I love that Willy Vlautin writes about the other Portland - the one that predates and lives alongside the food cart pods and the Pearl District and the boutique everything。 This book is heartbreaking but I loved it。
Pam Poddany
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Advice from her mother -- Lynette， at the end of the day just look out for yourself and screw everyone else。Yep， this makes sense in Lynette's world。 She has worked so hard to save money to help her family purchase a home that is their own。 Her family consists of her mom and her special needs brother， Kenny。 Just when Lynette thinks all of her hard work -- some illegal -- is going to pay off， does it？ Or does something -- as usual -- happen to stop that dream from coming true？Lynette is at the e Advice from her mother -- Lynette， at the end of the day just look out for yourself and screw everyone else。Yep， this makes sense in Lynette's world。 She has worked so hard to save money to help her family purchase a home that is their own。 Her family consists of her mom and her special needs brother， Kenny。 Just when Lynette thinks all of her hard work -- some illegal -- is going to pay off， does it？ Or does something -- as usual -- happen to stop that dream from coming true？Lynette is at the end of her rope。。。she takes matters into her own hands and in two days and two nights time does things she thought she never would do。 She takes risks， she takes chances， she takes the low road。 She takes charge。 We also get a glimpse into Lynette's past life and sometimes it's not very pretty。 Lynette is a hell of a character -- as were all of the characters in this book -- even the slime balls。It seems to me as if Willy Vlautin's work just keeps getting better and better。 I've loved every book he's written。 If you haven't had the opportunity to read them， here's the list。。。NORTH LINETHE FREETHE MOTEL LIFELEAN ON PETEDON'T SKIP OUT ON MEEach and every one of them is wonderful。 I hated to see THE NIGHT ALWAYS COMES end。 I am suffering from book hangover。 。。。more
Jenn
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Such a gritty story。 A great example of modern social realism。 It made me think of a contemporary Of Mice and Men。 I want to read more by Vlautin now。
Duckoffimreading
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Fast reading， high drama story of Lynette who makes questionable decisions to achieve her dream of home ownership in the ever expensive city of Portland。 She has a fair amount of headwinds and manages to navigate herself through a series of events that - while she put herself in those places - not everyone would be as savvy in coming through。 Lots of shock factor， found the plotline swift and moving。 Dark content - per usual as in my taste - but was able to consume this in 2-3 days。 I would read Fast reading， high drama story of Lynette who makes questionable decisions to achieve her dream of home ownership in the ever expensive city of Portland。 She has a fair amount of headwinds and manages to navigate herself through a series of events that - while she put herself in those places - not everyone would be as savvy in coming through。 Lots of shock factor， found the plotline swift and moving。 Dark content - per usual as in my taste - but was able to consume this in 2-3 days。 I would read more by Will Vlautin。 。。。more
Aoife McMenamin
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3。5 ⭐️ rounded upSet in Portland， Oregon， this is a page-turning part family drama， part thriller， part social commentary， with a whole heap of sadness: the dark side of the American dream。 Lynette works multiple jobs just to get by。 She lives with her defeated mother and disabled brother。 When an opportunity comes up for them to buy the house they’re living in （a rare opportunity in the rapidly gentrifying city）， and Lynette’s mother reneges on the deal they had agreed to buy the house together 3。5 ⭐️ rounded upSet in Portland， Oregon， this is a page-turning part family drama， part thriller， part social commentary， with a whole heap of sadness: the dark side of the American dream。 Lynette works multiple jobs just to get by。 She lives with her defeated mother and disabled brother。 When an opportunity comes up for them to buy the house they’re living in （a rare opportunity in the rapidly gentrifying city）， and Lynette’s mother reneges on the deal they had agreed to buy the house together， Lynette takes off into the night， pursuing various shady characters from her past for monies owed to her。 This is a pretty compelling read， and I enjoyed it。 It’s a good story， and you’re never quite sure what to make of Lynette as others’ perception of her is quite different to how she sees herself。 She’s been beaten down at every turn， not least by the dog eat dog societal system， but she’s also self-sabotaging and impulsive。 Themes of greed （personal and collective） are explored through the book and while it’s set in Oregon， it’s universal in the sense that it could be any city that has undergone either creeping or rapid gentrification。 I wasn’t a fan of the long monologues in the book。 Not infrequently， a character launches into a lengthy soliloquy， mourning lost opportunities and repeatedly apologising for past behaviours in what feel like not-so-subtle explainers for the reader。 It grates a bit after a while。 I respect the fact that it was a deliberate style employed by the author， I just didn’t like it。 I listened to the audiobook so it’s possible this medium might have made these passages seem more ham-fisted than they are when read on the page？ Still， an atmospheric， at times electric read。 Cinematic， bleak but with a chink of light。 3。5-4/5 ⭐️ 。。。more
Obed Cundangan
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Pretty starkly sad book with a bleak （but honest） outlook that still manages to maintain a sliver of optimism。The dialogue was sometimes clunky and didn't really seem true to how people would talk or phrase things， but it mostly worked within the context of the story。 Pretty starkly sad book with a bleak （but honest） outlook that still manages to maintain a sliver of optimism。The dialogue was sometimes clunky and didn't really seem true to how people would talk or phrase things， but it mostly worked within the context of the story。 。。。more
Kaley
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Heartbreaking story， but what a great read。 Some parts fantastical， some relatable， but overall， the story left me feeling hopeful。
Bob
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That was hard work。 It barely deserves two stars but there was a section in the middle that was really very well written。 I wonder if that was what came first。 It was where the protagonist managed to get a steady boyfriend and settle down before everything fell apart again。 The thing with this is， it's a good idea。 I like that it's set over just a couple of days and that it follows a straight narrative path （for the most part until it wanders into the distance giving back story that is repetitiv That was hard work。 It barely deserves two stars but there was a section in the middle that was really very well written。 I wonder if that was what came first。 It was where the protagonist managed to get a steady boyfriend and settle down before everything fell apart again。 The thing with this is， it's a good idea。 I like that it's set over just a couple of days and that it follows a straight narrative path （for the most part until it wanders into the distance giving back story that is repetitive and not that interesting）。 The real problem here was with repetition。 Repetition within very long pieces of dialogue。 I know that people do speak like that but it just doesn't work in fiction。 We've all been with someone who rattles on interminably about some personal gripe until we're ready to open a vein。 Well， that's every character in this novel （with the exception of Kenny who I really like）。 The violence is sudden and almost comic book style and certainly not believable and the emotional passages are over-written and （mostly） delivered by drunken women。 I've written a lot about not very much really。 Perhaps the excessive belabouring in here has rubbed off a little。 。。。more
♥ Sandi ❣t
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3 stars Thanks to NetGalley and Harper for allowing me to read and review this book。 Published April 6， 2021。This story is two days in the life of Lynette。 Inching towards thirty years old she is still living with her mother and mentally disabled brother。 Not that she hasn't lived elsewhere， but due to her own mental instability she ended back up at home。 Lynette is striving toward home ownership。 She works herself crazy - in addition to being the main caregiver for Kenny her older brother， whil 3 stars Thanks to NetGalley and Harper for allowing me to read and review this book。 Published April 6， 2021。This story is two days in the life of Lynette。 Inching towards thirty years old she is still living with her mother and mentally disabled brother。 Not that she hasn't lived elsewhere， but due to her own mental instability she ended back up at home。 Lynette is striving toward home ownership。 She works herself crazy - in addition to being the main caregiver for Kenny her older brother， while her mother spends mostly idle hours laying on the couch watching TV and smoking。 Expecting her mother to carry the most of a loan to buy the house they are currently in， things begin to fall apart。 Lynette takes major chances， not all of them legal， to acquire the $80，000 down payment， only to find out that there is more pressing problems ahead。 I really enjoyed this short book。 It read well and was easy to like the protagonist， and just as easy to dislike a portion of the characters。 The story was well balanced and plot driven。 The ending was great - however not what you really expected。 This was my first Vlautin book， but probably not my last。 。。。more
Carol
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3。75
Dec
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Heart wrenching and wonderful。 A brilliant novel built on the failure of the American dream and subtle prose
Mary
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3。5 stars
Isabella Zink
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This book was exhausting and repetitive， but that’s exactly what it’s like existing surrounded by people with mental illness。 The feeling of the rug constantly pulled from under you was accurate enough that I bit my nails nearly the entire time reading this book， but it was short enough to finish in one evening and I’m behind on my reading challenge so I powered through it。 I didn’t really even notice the gentrification theme the other reviewers are talking about because I was overwhelmed with t This book was exhausting and repetitive， but that’s exactly what it’s like existing surrounded by people with mental illness。 The feeling of the rug constantly pulled from under you was accurate enough that I bit my nails nearly the entire time reading this book， but it was short enough to finish in one evening and I’m behind on my reading challenge so I powered through it。 I didn’t really even notice the gentrification theme the other reviewers are talking about because I was overwhelmed with the “backed in a corner with no way out” feeling that I grew up with。 Or the special kind of anger tinged with despair that comes with endlessly begging a family member to do or not do something。 I don’t mean to be dark， but I do feel it’s important to mention that this book may dredge up things for people。So yeah， I would caution people with similar lived experiences about approaching this book simply because the story itself is not worth the memories， but at the same time it does give others a good angle into many people’s realities。 I honestly can’t even remember how this ended up on my TBR list and had forgotten about it until the library notified me that my hold was ready。 。。。more
Linda Quinn
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A dark yet somehow still hopeful look at the lives of one marginalized family
Donna Hall
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Very good。 This book takes place over two days and two nights。 I did not want to put it down。 A dark page turner。
Dee
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Depressing - too true to life！ Characters that were difficult to like。 But a well-told story。
Andrew Learoyd
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Had me from page one。 Best book I've read this year。 Had me from page one。 Best book I've read this year。 。。。more
Lori
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Willy Vlautin is such an amazing writer I can't recommend him enough。 His latest novel revolves around Lynette， a twenty-something woman who just can't get a break in life。 After a series of bad choices， Lynette is living with her mother and her developmentally disabled adult brother。 Lynette dreams of buying the piece of crap house they live in as the landlord is selling it cheap and it's their only chance not to have some stability。 After working several grueling jobs to save up， Lynette is cl Willy Vlautin is such an amazing writer I can't recommend him enough。 His latest novel revolves around Lynette， a twenty-something woman who just can't get a break in life。 After a series of bad choices， Lynette is living with her mother and her developmentally disabled adult brother。 Lynette dreams of buying the piece of crap house they live in as the landlord is selling it cheap and it's their only chance not to have some stability。 After working several grueling jobs to save up， Lynette is close to having enough money， until her bitter mother decides not to help with her part。 Lynette sets out to come up with the money no matter what she has to do and finds herself deeper and deeper into dangerous territory in the underbelly of Portland。 As always， Vlautin draws flawed but empathetic characters than break the readers heart while still supplying hope and redemption。 。。。more
Tash
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Ahh this cheeky little devil of a book。 I found this one while scrolling through some upcoming releases from Allen & Unwin NZ。 And boy I'm so thankful to Courtney @allenandunwinnz for sending me this copy to read and review。 I'd never heard of Vlautin before， this is his 6th book and I will definitley be looking to add some of his previous novels onto my tbr。We follow the tough life of a young woman called Lynette living in Portland with her down and out mother and disabled brother。 She works 2 Ahh this cheeky little devil of a book。 I found this one while scrolling through some upcoming releases from Allen & Unwin NZ。 And boy I'm so thankful to Courtney @allenandunwinnz for sending me this copy to read and review。 I'd never heard of Vlautin before， this is his 6th book and I will definitley be looking to add some of his previous novels onto my tbr。We follow the tough life of a young woman called Lynette living in Portland with her down and out mother and disabled brother。 She works 2 jobs， whilst also being the full time carer of her brother。 She's been working towards saving enough of a deposit to buy their decrepit rental， in partnership with her mother so they can have something of their own。 However， when her mother starts to back out of the plan， Lynette does the unthinkable， one which risks her life， as she tries to minimize her losses in the ever changing place she calls home。 From the get go， you sense this book is going to be a dark， gritty and uncomfortable read。 The atmosphere Vlautin's writing dregs up is that of American noir - think night scenes， with bleak， fatalistic overtones of despair， full to the brim with drugs， crime and prostitution。 I loved Lynette as a character， because in the depths of her chaos and loss of control， she has hope and resilience。I also enjoyed how Vlautin showcased the American Dream as just a fairy tale， one that is becoming increasingly out of reach for so many。 How it has become an idea that makes people strive for something but instead find themselves chewed up and spat back out by the system。 This is a story of America， but not just America， because all over the world the inequality gap is ever growing and dividing; the effects of which are seen in the themes of gentrification and poverty throughout the book。This one is up there for me as a contender for the Booker Prize。 I feel like it's a book for our times， one so many can feel the effects of。 I would LOVE to see it nominated。 I also saw @booksfordessert add it to her Booker predictions， so with any luck we might see it on there！ 。。。more
Tyneshia
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Really enjoyed this。 It definitely is a little slice into the hard life。 Fast moving and kept my interest。
Zoe
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I feel like Vlautin has his finger on the pulse of some really unbelievable， tragic truths of our time。 I once again found myself rooting for a protagonist who is forced by circumstance into tricky and uncomfortable situations。 I found some of the backstory （delivered through conversations） to be a bit heavy-handed （conversations out of the blue）， and nothing so far has broken my heart like Lean on Pete， but I enjoy Vlautin's style and voice immensely。 I feel like Vlautin has his finger on the pulse of some really unbelievable， tragic truths of our time。 I once again found myself rooting for a protagonist who is forced by circumstance into tricky and uncomfortable situations。 I found some of the backstory （delivered through conversations） to be a bit heavy-handed （conversations out of the blue）， and nothing so far has broken my heart like Lean on Pete， but I enjoy Vlautin's style and voice immensely。 。。。more
Shannon
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Dark， gritty， and somehow unputdownable。 Some of the writing style was weird and I almost felt like I was reading a play， with physical character descriptions and pages of dialogue。 But a quick read and one I’ll think about for a while。
Deborah Bluminberg
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Lynette works two legal job and one questionable enterprise to come up with money for a down payment。 Lynette， her mother， and developmentally delayed brother are being squeezed out of their home and neighborhood in a gentrifying Portland。 Their absent landlord has agreed to sell them their run down house， and this is the dark， depressing story of how Lynette tries to come up with the money needed for the down payment。
Sean Walsh
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Incredible。。。 Vlautin just keeps getting better and better。 Never has the voice of the dispossessed been to articulate。Magnificent。
Caitlin Jayne
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3。5/5 I liked it the characters were pretty static but for the length and what the author accomplished it was pretty impressive not my cup of tea but I know someFolks who would love this book
Anne
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4。5。 There is a lot packed into this 200 page book that spans two days。 It’s realistic， dark and sad。
Amanda
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Told over a period of two days and two nights The Night Always Comes is a heavy emotional read。 A character driven story， we follow Lynette on a desperate journey to try to do whatever she can to scrape together enough money for a deposit so she too can be part of the great American dream。“You get a bill， you pay the bill。 It’s pretty simple。 You want to buy something， then save for it， have some f*&%ing patience。 Pay for it with cash。 It used to be like that in this country。 Now no one wants to Told over a period of two days and two nights The Night Always Comes is a heavy emotional read。 A character driven story， we follow Lynette on a desperate journey to try to do whatever she can to scrape together enough money for a deposit so she too can be part of the great American dream。“You get a bill， you pay the bill。 It’s pretty simple。 You want to buy something， then save for it， have some f*&%ing patience。 Pay for it with cash。 It used to be like that in this country。 Now no one wants to wait。 No one wants to save for what they want。”This is all well and good but for those struggling， working two jobs just to get by， stuck in that never ending cycle of poverty and hardship， what are you supposed to do。 Written predominantly in large blocks of monologues by a range of different characters it’s not an easy read， but it’s certainly a powerful one。 Set in the US city of Portland， the author highlights the effect of gentrification on neighbourhoods and how those living in the poorer suburbs are doing everything they can just to survive。Renting a run-down house with her mother and mentally disabled brother Lynette is hopeful she can turn her life around when they have the opportunity to buy their house off their landlord。 So close to her goal， her security is thrown out the window when her mother suddenly changes her mind and refuses to join her in securing the loan。 With no way of doing this on her own Lynette embarks on two nail-biting days of calling in debts， pulling in favours and throwing herself in front of some seriously undesirable characters。You are drawn into Lynette’s plight right along with her， there’s no escape。 There’s not a lot of light in this book but at a short read of only just over 200 pages it’s a remarkably quick read。I think no matter where you live this book will also highlight the ever growing gap between those that have and those that don’t。 I know here in Sydney it’s hard to imagine how any young adult will ever be able to afford their own home with the ridiculous cost of housing and the general cost of living in this city。 。。。more
Travis Fortney
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I really enjoyed talking to Willy Vlautin about this book for the Between the Lines Author Series。 Watch the video here: https://youtu。be/Ax11mccI7UM I really enjoyed talking to Willy Vlautin about this book for the Between the Lines Author Series。 Watch the video here: https://youtu。be/Ax11mccI7UM 。。。more
Brian Beatty
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Ouch！ Ugh…
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