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“A reverse Lolita tale that dares you to flinch, squeal and/or chuck your book out the window.”

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“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.”

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“A propulsive, witty takedown of insufferable hand-wringers who’ve managed to ruin even sex.”

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“Its quivering rhythms mimic those of a slow desert wind, picking up dust, chaff, and the bones of small mammals.”

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“There is a sense, in this biography, of him tending his own flame while attempting to urinate upon it at the same time.”

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November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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