Another title I got from my Little Free Library (thanks, Chris!), which will be put back in there soon. 
 Leaning towards 4.5 stars, for it was well-written, easy to read, I was moved AND I laughed out loud. As a bonus, I when I looked it up on Goodreads I noticed that it's being released as a movie (Tina Fey!!) this fall. 
 The characters are well-defined, even if some of them are a bit cliched. Tropper provides just the right amount of detail and narrative. The dialogue was engaging, for the most part. The pacing was also nicely done. Finally, despite some subject matter that's pretty depressing and harsh at its core (father's death! loss of wife! no job! other stuff!), Trooper throws in enough humor to keep things light. 
 Good read, and now the movie is on my To See list.