matthewcpeck 's review for:

The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Astonishing, maddening experimental novel about a teen drifter in the Pacific Northwest. Like a cyclical fever-induced nightmare from which you can't awake, it's reminiscent of Denis Johnson and Ben Marcus but truly its own entity. Wow!