Tim H. reviewed on 6/22/2006

This is my first novel, a bittersweet Gen-X romance about hipsters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn trying to find their identities. It was originally conceived as an update of JK Huysmans' "Against Nature," the 19th Century classic of French Decadence, but with a modern slacker take. I describe it as about "the horror of sobriety," since that is another one of the trials the protagonist is going through, but those looking for a sensationalistic memoir-style recovery story will likely be disappointed. I try to show that alcoholism is primarily a "disease of feelings," and have my character going through the full range of emotional distress the newly-sober usually find themselves in. ***NOTE: there are a few fairly graphic sexual scenes, so if you are offended by such language or adult situations, think twice before getting this book.****

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