Redhead By The Side Of The Road by Anne Tyler

If you ignore Dickens and Shakespeare, Anne Tyler is perhaps the writer that I have read the most number of books written by her.  I started with The Accidental Tourist and then to Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant, and I was hooked.  I loved her portrayal of quirky human behavior, which is far more common than previously reported.
In this installment, which has been long listed for the Booker Prize this year, we follow Micah for a relatively short period of time.  He is by far the youngest of his sibship, an after thought or a plan, it is unknown.  His family life was both exuberant and chaotic.  Micah is a bit of a rigid perfectionist and he finds his family overwhelming.  He has established himself as an underachiever who enjoys his unhurried life providing IT support to those who just cannot manage even the most basic of instructions, and barters for his apartment.  The book revolves around an aha moment that Micah is very slow to tumble to, but when he does, he acts without hesitation, the end.  It is a typical Anne Tyler read, with enjoyable and relatable characters and a plot where almost nothing happens.