Aw, fuck man - that is a story and a half - took me longer to read the second half cause of the tears - beautifully written, thank you for putting it on paper - it's stories like that make you realise how lucky you are

I did not know social work noir was a thing, Cosley would probably tell you all social work was noir. Loved it!

From the start of this book, I knew it was good, even though it's a world I know nothing about: social work, the desert, burnout in the helping professions. Cosley made me care so much about his people while laughing my ass off. I wish Cosley was in charge of the safety net for America!

This is a book that did not disappoint. Made me want to visit Sagebrush City. Loved it!

This started off good as a work memoir, Then we entered the Twilight Zone about the clients, and this world and I was captured, fascinated by this voice, and these people.

Lester is one of the best things I've read in years. Hold onto your best bear.

Casework in Sagebrush City is stories from behind the scenes of social work in an unnamed city in the US. Some funny, some very sad, some angry-making, all make you want to read more. You don't need to be a social services person to love this stuff.

I have never read anything this unusual. It�s a moral document disguised as narrative, written in sentences that hurt because they are so sharp.

A solid, often hysterical read.

This one cut deeper than Vol 1. Wry laughs at the absurdity, quiet grief for the kids carrying too much, the ones who slipped away. Cosley sees them clearly, with affection, no sugar. It hurts, but it reminds me why I stay in the field. Hope lives in the honesty.

In a different reality, where he became an involuntary case worker, Vonnegut could have written exactly what you wrote.