Coming of Age

The publicity copy for Songs of My Selfie: An Anthology of Millennial Stories explains it all:

Gunnar Bishop assumes guardianship of his five-year-old niece RubyLyn after her parents die. Now, in 1969, RubyLyn ("Roo") is 15 and works in her uncle's tobacco field in Nameless, Kentucky.

“if you like your novels dark and stormy, this one is a winner.”

Ask Him Why is a multi-layered narrative with a central theme about the consequences of rushing to judgement without trying to understand the other side by first asking, “Why?” 

Among the many different cultural subsets in New York City, there is a group of food elitists.

“. . . outstanding on every level . . . heaven sent.”

The Hanging Garden, Patrick White’s posthumous novel, is absolutely luminous, its publication a gift.

“Office Girl’s target readership, like its characters, are legally adults—even though some may still be growing up.”

“Self-plagiarism aside, what Skinnydipping lacks is artistry.”

“Edmund White who wrote The Beautiful Room Is Empty. Edmund White who gave us A Boy’s Own Story as well. It is as if he owes it to us to always excel.

“Ultimately, The Marriage Plot is very much a moral tale while at the same time being a literary romp through 80s-style sex, love, and marriage.

“. . . curiosity, that powerful driver of discovery, is only as valuable as what it turns up.

“. . . brilliant and gritty and urban . . . the most brutal coming of age story imaginable.”

The Kid is by far the most disturbing novel I have ever read.