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Marla M. Mitchell


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The Nature of Water and Air by Regina McBride

Filled with dramatic twists and turns throughout, this novel is rarely predicatable. McBride's haunting narrative is compelling. I strongly recommend this book.

The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt

Though this book is of course a work of fiction, it reads like a historical novel, replete with unending majesty.

The Book Of Fred by Abbi Bardi

Bardi's tale of a young woman brainwashed by her Christian Fundamentalist parents into believing that she is one
of the 'chosen few'. Brought to live with a foster family, she is forced to re-think and re-evaluate her own beliefs.

Sexing The Cherry by Jeanette Winterson

Winterson's poetic narrative is exquisite. Sexing The Cherry
is a fairy tale for adults.

Honky by Dalton Conley

Dalton Conley's memoir serves up social commentary
about growing up as a white boy in the inner city projects
of New York.

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

A celebration of the anti-hero from the author of Fight Club. Choke cuts to the heart of our contemporary cultural idioms
and rips them to pieces. A perversely entertaining read.

On Bullfighting by A.L. Kennedy

You can literally almost taste the blood on your tongue thanks to Kennedy's raw and gritty narrative. I found myself rivetted by the material and the writer responsible for it. Highly recommended. Pick up this book and you may become another captive member of Kennedy's growing audience.

American Skin by Don DeGrazia

A calloused look at the life of a young man forced to grow
up too soon. Reads real and down to earth.

All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland

This novel tackles contemporary issues such as DNA splicing, mysticism, faith healers, and the ever popular issue of human cloning.

A farcical romp, that quite literally pierces through the heart of the post nuclear family.

An absurdist’s delight.

Coupland is also the author of Girlfriend in a Coma, Generation X, and Miss Wyoming ...

The Ordinary White Boy by Brock Clarke

Brocke Clark's debut novel. A painfully humorous and accurate portrayal of growing up middle class, in middle America. Ripe with social satire. An insightful, entertaining read.
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Sexing The Cherry by Jeanette Winterson (2 msgs)

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (1 msgs)

On Bullfighting by A.L. Kennedy (1 msgs)

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The Ordinary White Boy by Brock Clarke (2 msgs)