A short and unrelenting novella about dealing with grief and finding our place in the world. When his father unexpectedly dies, Zach struggles and turns to drugs. On the way to find a new fix, he finds a bike abandoned and steals it. The bike is sort of a 'ghost of Christmas past' that whisks him off on an unwanted and painful journey of self-discovery.

An absolutely surreal read and is unlike anything else that I've read this year. Tyler Jones knocked it out of the park with this one. I had only a few minor complaints that kept Criterium from being a five-star read.

Thank you to the author for sending me a code for the audiobook version for review consideration.