""Much of the press around Down Time has focused on the fact that it is a pandemic novel. While this is factually correct, this distracts from what I view as the actual nucleus (and more compelling subject matter) of Andrew Martin's novels: as Adam Straus at the Los Angeles Review of Books so eloquently puts it, the 'overeducated and underachieving.'""
""Flitting across characters, perspectives and timelines with Faulknerian fervor, the triumph of Down Time lies in its robust cast of washed-up, wholly unsympathetic, impossibly relatable erudite millennial creative types navigating a world that is at once indifferent to their incessant introspection and receptive to their semi-closeted privilege.""
Recent discussions question why men are not reading fiction. Recommendations for summer reading include classics, memoirs, and fast-paced novels. Esteemed literary men suggest a range of books, including science fiction and Pulitzer Prize winners. The focus is on engaging narratives that resonate with male readers. Notable mentions include Andrew Martin's 'Down Time,' which explores the lives of overeducated millennials. The novel's strength lies in its relatable characters and their introspective journeys in an indifferent world.
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