ASIN: B01GFJO1B8
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 104
Estill Salyer isn't a good person and he doesn't pretend to be. This transgressive novella follows him as he crosses the American Mid-West and South looking for victims. He is not a killer. He just likes to use people. Without redeeming qualities, he struggles to come to terms with the fate he has created for himself, as he and the rest of society attempt accept a new disease. This intentionally disjointed and experimental collection abandons typical narration in favor of a disturbing story told by a vicious and amoral narrator. As the story breaks down, so does the narration; for example, the second part, “[Dry County],” develops most of its story in the language of Carnival workers. Little to no consideration is given to the reader; rather the reader is commanded to either submit to the story or abandon it – similar to the choice Estill Salyer gives his unknowing victim.The ...
