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“Up in the Air”, a novel written by Walter Kirn,
is a story of a man who spends a majority of his life on airplanes and within
airports. The story is about, and narrated by, Ryan Bingman. Ryan is a
traveling businessman who is obsessed with compiling one million frequent flyer
miles. Bingham is a selfish man who seems to put himself and his desires above
anyone else in his life. When confronted with opportunity to help an unfortunate
woman by giving her a small portion of his miles to help her to get to his
sisters wedding he refuses. Bingham does not care for anyone but himself and
his wants.
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The way this book is written really brings you in and makes you want
to keep reading, even though the main character is a difficult person to like.
Bingham is running from commitment or from who he really is for some reason,
rather than face them. This novel was a little to slow for me and the ending
was anticlimactic. Click here for the story of a woman who has
lived in an airport for 10 years.
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