Up In the Air by Walter Kim, was an uneventful life study. Ryan the main character is dry, goal oriented impassioned man. He works his heartless job of firing people across the country. Instead of having a home he has airworld, his made up version of a nonexistent place. A place he reveres beyond all others.

I find character and psychological studies like this fascinating. The way Ryan thinks and acts, the way he calculates every move and how it will affect his job, life, and most importantly his frequent flyer miles is enthralling. Not to say I love the writing style or seemingly nonexistent plot. It was hard to get through. One of those sit down and force yourself to read kind of books.
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