The Safety of Objects kidnaps readers into a world of emotional science fiction where reality and the surreal mix in a disturbing vision of the way we live now. As skillful as it is scary, this is a breakthrough collection that gives new meaning to the words angst, anxiety, and anorexia.
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In these 10 stories of unstable suburbanites, a couple experiments with crack cocaine while their sons are away, a man loses self-definition upon finding his office unexpectedly closed, and a teenager becomes erotically attached to a demanding Barbie doll. "Though occasionally given to straining for shocking effect, Homes has here demonstrated a quirky and original flair," said PW.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I finally got a chance to read Homes after hearing a lot past two years. As touted, she is the real thing, along with Jeffrey Eugenides and Rick Moody. The future of literature is here, forget Ellis and Coupland. An excellent collection, more dynamic then Gaitskill's, somewhat similar...
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Fascinating and disturbing,
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Tight, well-written short stories about contemporary life. A unique, compelling new voice in fiction.
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