Only Revolutions: A Novel53 reviews Mark Z. Danielewski Pantheon, 2007 Different. If you are looking for something that is normal reading material, do not buy this book. But, if you are interested in strange literary forms and structures, check out this book and "House of Leaves" by the same author. The story is there, but it is hard to decipher. It is a difficult read, but ...             Dermaphoria28 reviews Craig Clevenger MacAdam Cage, 2006 absolutely brilliant + Twisty Sizzler! + If anyone close to you has been addicted... + His second is just as good as his first. + Past? Present? Drug induced coma? Ah, Dermaphoria!             As She Climbed Across the Table: A Novel50 reviews Jonathan Lethem Vintage, 1998 A Change of Heart + Hilarious and Fun + Scholarly wisdom I read As She Climbed Across the Table four or five years ago and thought it was cute but I didn't really connect with it. It felt stuffy in a way, and I couldn't understand some of the character motivations. At first I thought it was a flaw on the author's part, but since then I've come back ...             Siren Promised3 reviews Jeremy Robert Johnson, Alan M. Clark Swallowdown Press, 2006 A Grisly Tale of Redemption + A haunting tale that stares up at you from the bottom of life + not for the squeamish Angie is a drug addict. Thanks to her sadistic, drug dealing boyfriend she's spent most of the last decade hooked on various narcotics and hallucinogens. She ran away from the (......) long enough to clean up her act so that she can get home to her daughter, Kaya. Angie dreams about her constantly. ...             Amnesia Moon41 reviews Jonathan Lethem Tor Books, 1996 A Must-Read for Philip K. Dick Fans Sometimes I find myself reading the old Philip K. Dick books and thinking: Where did Dick get these ideas? Were they transmitted to him from an alien satellite brain (or Vast Active Living Intelligent System)? Who's picking up those transmissions now? Here's the answer. Except for the 1990s ...             The Contortionist's Handbook59 reviews Craig Clevenger MacAdam/Cage, 2003 Amazing novel + A solid read + Must read! + Great book...             Clown Girl: A Novel39 reviews Monica Drake Hawthorne Books, 2007 Dark, Dank and Delicious + Depressing, hilarious, unconventional, and universal all at once + Funny concept, great voice Recently I read somewhere that great novels aren't written anymore - certainly it's true that great novels aren't often published anymore. but Clown Girl stands as a shiny exception. Through spare dialogue, brutal imagery and divine comedy Drake pulls the reader into a vivid world that is ...             Angel Dust Apocalypse36 reviews Jeremy Robert Johnson Eraserhead Press, 2005 This collection defines unbridled insanity + This dude is destined for great things. + The best things come in small packages. + Strange, Different, Weird and Horrific. + the things we do for love             Willful Creatures11 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 2006 Bender Bliss + One of my FAVORITE books EVER!! + a solid gold gem! I love the works of Aimee Bender. Willful Creatures proves that Bender does not stale with age, but get better and better and better. I recommend all her works, of course, but I believe Willfucl Creatures to be her best. A MUST READ for all fans of magical realism, stories about relationships ...             The Fortress of Solitude105 reviews Jonathan Lethem Vintage, 2004 Play that funky music, white boy + Magic in the familiar + Great read + Play that funky music, white boy             Bare Bone #10 Cody Goodfellow Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2007 With a surgeon's skill, editor Kevin L. Donihe stitches a diverse collection of fiction and poetry together to bring Bare Bone to life. Another Dr. Frankenstein, he assembles the pieces of others, birthing one complete monster to send lurching towards the darkness. Stories from past issues have received Honorable Mentions in several editions of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and another ...             Extinction Journals13 reviews Jeremy Robert Johnson Swallowdown Press, 2006 A survival story for the times + Civilization Saved Due to Shortage of Raid + Short and sweet... + An incredible work + From Out of the Ashes, A Brave New World... with Bugs             House of Leaves582 reviews Mark Z. Danielewski Pantheon, 2000 An engaging and clever read + If nothing else, provides material for good discussions + A strange book I bought this book after reading the xkcd comic (http://xkcd.com/472/) and was very glad I did. I'm not going into a plot summary, if you want one you can check out wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves). Instead, I'm going to briefly discuss the style of the book and address the ...             Vacation23 reviews Jeremy C. Shipp Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2007 ANOTHER RAW DOG SCREAMER! + Vacation Penalty + A book everyone needs to read. Trust me... + Strange and fantastic! + war-torn forest and academia aren't all that dissimilar             The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange)14 reviews Carlton Mellick III, Jeremy Robert Johnson, ... Eraserhead Press, 2006 Introducing Bizarro! + Great "Starter Kit" + Beware all who enter .... + Some Books are Too damned weird + Weird stuff!             The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories79 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 1999 She's not weird, it's surrealism! + Lovely imagery + Kicked a little bit of *%& + Freaks have feelings, too.             An Invisible Sign of My Own69 reviews Aimee Bender Doubleday, 2000 Life Changes When You Stop Hiding from Yourself + Offbeat masterpiece Ms. Bender has written a beautiful story about the fear of loss (among other things) and how that fear can stop one from living. I can identify with Mona Gray, and who can't (except for some of the previous reviewers)? Bender makes Mona's inner struggles accessible through strong story telling ...             As She Climbed Across the Table: A Novel50 reviews Jonathan Lethem Vintage, 1998 A Change of Heart + Hilarious and Fun + Scholarly wisdom I read As She Climbed Across the Table four or five years ago and thought it was cute but I didn't really connect with it. It felt stuffy in a way, and I couldn't understand some of the character motivations. At first I thought it was a flaw on the author's part, but since then I've come back ...             An Invisible Sign of My Own69 reviews Aimee Bender Doubleday, 2000 Life Changes When You Stop Hiding from Yourself + Offbeat masterpiece Ms. Bender has written a beautiful story about the fear of loss (among other things) and how that fear can stop one from living. I can identify with Mona Gray, and who can't (except for some of the previous reviewers)? Bender makes Mona's inner struggles accessible through strong story telling ...             Siren Promised3 reviews Jeremy Robert Johnson, Alan M. Clark Swallowdown Press, 2006 A Grisly Tale of Redemption + A haunting tale that stares up at you from the bottom of life + not for the squeamish Angie is a drug addict. Thanks to her sadistic, drug dealing boyfriend she's spent most of the last decade hooked on various narcotics and hallucinogens. She ran away from the (......) long enough to clean up her act so that she can get home to her daughter, Kaya. Angie dreams about her constantly. ...