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Black humor mixed with pathos is the hallmark of the twelve stories in this adult debut collection from a master writer of comic and inventive YA novels.
In twelve virtuosic stories, Beaudoin trains his absurdist's eye on the ridiculous perplexities of adult life. In "Nick in Nine (9) Movements," a young man plays in rock band after rock band, never makes it big, but can't help envying his daughter, who has all the thrills and disappointments of the rock 'n' roll life ahead of her. In "The Rescues," a college lacrosse star turned pizza delivery boy finds purpose helping strangers with car trouble—or at least tries to. From muddling through after the apocalypse ("Base Omega Has Twelve Dictates") to the knowing smirk of "You Too Can Graduate with a Degree in Contextual Semiotics," Beaudoin's stories are edgy and profane, odd and funny, bemused and sardonic. Yet they're always tinged with heart and are wildly entertaining.
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