Fruit Fly by Josh Silver: book review
Fruit Fly by Josh Silver Here's the thing about the hyped books of 2026—they're incredibly readable, and that must be their main appeal. Because I haven't found them to be of stunningly great quality beyond my slight bewilderment at how I managed to turn the pages so quickly without particularly enjoying myself. And I say all this having been incredibly excited about Fruit Fly . To the point that I had to sit on my hands to stop myself from buying it before my library hold came in. The premise is fascinating. The novel promises to be about a washed-up author who steals the life story of a man that she meets on the street to write her new novel. She capitalizes on his story, writing about a gay, homeless man struggling with drug addiction who uses sex work to get by—in the crude publishing speak that's laced through the novel, trendy. After a chance meeting with Leo, her new muse, Mallory, the author, spends most of her time trying to follow Leo around to get material ...
