Dirt
Dirt The year is 1985 and twenty-two-year-old Galen lives with his emotionally dependent mother in a secluded old house with a walnut orchard in a suburb of Sacramento, California. He yearns for transformation. But he's powerless to stop the manic binges that overtake him, leading him to gorge on...
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Dirt The year is 1985 and twenty-two-year-old Galen lives with his emotionally dependent mother in a secluded old house with a walnut orchard in a suburb of Sacramento, California. He yearns for transformation. But he's powerless to stop the manic binges that overtake him, leading him to gorge on meat and other forbidden desires, including sex. Full description
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780434021963 (0434021962)
Publish date: June 7th 2012
Publisher: William Heinemann
Pages no: 258
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
Family,
Contemporary,
Horror,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness
Dysfunctional, emotional, wrenching and so disturbing. Twisted, wrong and yet…..does he know better? I think that is the words I can think of to describe my first book by David Vann. Galen (22) lives with his mother; I take that back, not exactly lives but co-exist with his mother in a secluded o...
It's difficult to argue with the resume of this author--impressive would be an understatement. ABC review compares David Vann to Melville, Faulkner, and McCathy. Admittedly, I can see the rationale behind the claim. If you like past works by those authors, it'd be plausible to assume you'll equall...
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