Who recommended Less?

6 people have recommended Less in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Nancy Pearl, Nick Crocker, Rachel Botsman and Cheryl Strayed. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Less worth reading?

6 people we track recommend it. It is best for: a 40-something fiction writer stalled on a new draft who needs a short, readable model of self-deprecating voice and scene-level characterization to reset tone before returning to revisions — fits now if you're trying to unblock by studying voice rather than plotting.; a book-club host planning next month's meeting around gentle queer fiction who wants an accessible, discussion-friendly pick that sparks conversation about regret, identity, and travel — fits now if your group prefers low-stakes reading that surfaces memory and character rather than plot twists.; a travel writer or magazine editor preparing a short feature on scene-driven vignettes who needs compact examples of place-focused, episodic prose to annotate for tone and pacing — fits now if you need a quick source of small, self-contained travel scenes to show writers or to mine for craft notes.. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when the travel episodes pile up and the central plot barely advances; the middle stretches into repeat interior ruminations and anecdote-heavy detours.; annoying if you prefer fast-moving plots, clear romantic payoff, or crisp conclusions — this is low-stakes, reflective, and often meandering.; not for readers who dislike wry, self-embarrassing narrators or prolonged interior monologue; the voice can feel indulgent or sentimental to those wanting more narrative drive..

What books are like Less?

Readers of Less also turn to Norwegian Wood, Brooklynaire and Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, based on the lists and recommenders these books share.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer: Recommended by 6 People

Name: Less
Author: Andrew Sean Greer

Who says you can't run away from your problems You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yesit would be too awkwardand you can't say noit would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to halfbaked...