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Just Because It’s Brief Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t Painful

Ablutions by Patrick DeWitt

January 17, 2019 by janet snakehole 1 Comment

Do you love the show Intervention, but find it too glossy and upbeat? Do you feel the problem with Charles Bukowski is that he was just a bit too cheerful? Then this might just be the book for you. Ablutions is narrated by an unnamed Barman (I’d say he’s our protagonist but I’m not entirely sure that is the case) working in a deeply depressing, lowest-of-lowbrow Hollywood bar. Imagine all the magnificent wealth, glamour, and luxury of Hollywood. Cool, now imagine the polar opposite of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ablutions, Addiction, alcoholism, america, cbr11, Dive Bars, Graphic Content, Hollywood, patrick dewitt, Tough To Read

janet snakehole's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ablutions, Addiction, alcoholism, america, cbr11, Dive Bars, Graphic Content, Hollywood, patrick dewitt, Tough To Read ·
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