The good boyfriend, George, is waiting in Seattle, only he doesn't know she's coming. That bad boyfriend, Jack, is dead in the trunk of the car. Talk about bringing your old baggage into your next relationship... That is, if she makes it. Hurricane Katrina is at her heels, and though she thinks she knows how this fairy tale ends, there are no guarantees on this yellow brick road-trip. Her mind is deteriorating as quickly as Jack's body.
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If you feel like experiencing the darker side of obsession, this could very well be the book for you. -- Jasmina Vallombrosa, TCM Reviews
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The good boyfriend, George, is waiting in Seattle, only he doesn’t know she’s coming. That bad boyfriend, Jack, is dead in the trunk of the car. Talk about bringing your old baggage into your next relationship... That is, if she makes it. Hurricane Katrina is at her heels, and though she thinks she knows how this fairy tale ends, there are no guarantees on this yellow brick road-trip. Her mind is deteriorating as quickly as Jack’s body.
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Sex, Mustangs, and Decomposing Men,
By Charlie Bangs (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Decomposition (Paperback)
Decomposition is the truth about men and women taken to its most morbid outcome. At first, it drives the reader by sick curiousity to peer into this woman's trunk, which is holding her ex-boyfriend's corpse, and into her decomposing psyche. Decomposition draws on themes of the need to possess disguised as love or lust, and the freedom that comes from destruction. The protagonist, even in her most depraved states, is relatable and even loveable. We're taken, willingly or not, to the limits of disgusting human capability because of a shared understanding that what we want, and even need, is not always what is 'good' for us.
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Miller's finest work to date!,
This review is from: Decomposition (Paperback)
"Decomposition" is by far J. Eric Miller's best work yet. His "Animal Rights and Pornography" collection of short stories was only a glimpse of his truly remarkable storytelling. With "Decomposition" we see Miller at his best. The story's pace never falters as the reader is pulled into the mind of the tale's protagonist without ever wanting to look back. This was a great read! I definitely recommend this book!
CK Gauntt
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What a Mind Trip,
This review is from: Decomposition (Paperback)
The novel draws you in and is a roller coaster ride to the last page. It reminded me of an adult Robert Cormier novel or David Lynch flick - interesting, intense, bizarre and deeply illustrative that each person's reality is a proprietary thing. How can I like the protagonist and even understand her as her mind flows from beauty to horror without any discernable difference in perspective or conscience? I guess I liked it in a way drivers slow down to watch the aftermath of an auto accident - I wanted to look away, but couldn't stop reading. It is definitely a page turner. I highly recommend it.
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- Animal Rights and Pornography: Stories (Soft Skull ShortLit) by J. Eric Miller in Back Matter
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