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3.0
Purposefully unpleasant, and with shades of misogyny, homophobia and racism as well, this is nonetheless an impactful set of horror stories that gave me upsetting dreams after reading it at night. If nothing else it's unflinchingly honest about the warped feelings of self-obsessed young men. 'Dropping Anchor', where the protagonist sees his artistic ambitions crushed by the unwanted commitment of a family, is as bleak at it gets. The author says in the introduction that he's grown as a person and an artist through these stories. I'm glad for him, because there's definitely a stench of Travis Bickle to this collection that you wouldn't want to wallow in.
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