A review by asiapoppy1
Naked Pueblo by Mark Jude Poirier

5.0

I bought a second hand copy of this book on a whim - the cowboy hats on the cover of course got to me, the blurb on the back detailing ‘trailer-park dwellers, barflies, crystal-reading gurus, pig farmers, disaffected teenagers and dispirited retirees’ sold me all the way for the humble price of $3. Sad to see that Poirier is a lesser known author as I found is writing to be outstanding and will certainly be looking out for more of his works. This collection of short stories was like looking through the looking-glass and peering into the fucked up, perverse fever dreams of small town Midwest America. To me it read like a better Palo Alto (short stories by James Franco). With characters that almost certainly could’ve been plucked from a David Lynch set, this books does so well to express the absurdity we have learned to accept. Loved it! New fav for sure❤️❤️