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Nude in Tub: Stories of Quillifarkeag, Maine

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Fans of the odd need look no further, Nude in Tub is your book. Dark humor abounds in these stories of small-town life viewed from a weird and often warped perspective. Written in a style that might be called Garrison Keillor meets Stephen King, the author creates a world of rather humdrum characters who just happen to have a few quirks. This isn't Lake Wobegon! The residents tend to behave in rather bizarre fashion and suffer grotesquely bad luck. In fact, grotesque may be the best word to describe this book. Just understand that in this instance "grotesque" is good!

While not a book for everyone, those who enjoy fiction written with a disturbing and unsettling sense of humor should take a chance on Nude in Tub. I was hooked from the very first line of the first chapter, "To die in winter in a far northern place is to become a storage problem."

Bought this book based on an interesting sounding review in a magazine. The first couple stories were ok. After that they started to make less and less sense. I finally skimmed the rest looking for something I wanted to read, and couldn't find anything. Glad I bought this used, sorry I wasted even that much money.

Don't read this book if you can't take a joke. Read it if you want hilarious and macabre insights into the human heart. Read it if you find our violent world both troubling and fascinating. Many of the stories are shocking--both in terms of their subject matter and their quality. Well worth checking out.

I bought the book on impulse... the title caught my eye, the first story was very interesting, AND the book was small enough to fit neatly into my tote bag...Big Mistake. I loved the first story,( the one about the family that had a child die in the snow and wasn't found until spring) second story I thought was odd but finished it anyway. Third story I was saying "whattt is he is talking about? didn't finish that one... fourth up struggled through that one. Fifth story, again I just couldn't make head nor tails about it.After that, feeling very let down and disapointed I put it away. I went back to my local INDEPENDENT book store, threw myself at their mercy and they let me return it. PHEW!