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How we slice the skin

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

July 13, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo – Rainbow Flag This novel was recently released and it reminds in some direct ways of other Florida writers. The most obvious connection would be to Karen Russell’s Swamplandia, a novel I really disliked, but by way of Harry Crews, a writer who I have mixed feelings about, but have enjoyed a few of his books. This book has some clear strengths, and some unfortunate weaknesses. There’s a lot to the context of the story. We are dealing with our narrator Jessa-Lynn, who finds […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, kristen arnett, mostly dead things, Rainbow Flag

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:406 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, kristen arnett, mostly dead things, Rainbow Flag ·
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