At the center of The Omega Force, which opens RIGHT LIVELIHOODS, is
a buffoonish former government official in rocky recovery. Dr.
"Jamie" Van Deusen is determined to protect his habitat--its golf
courses (and Bloody Marys), pizza places (and beers) from "dark
complected" foreign nationals. His patriotism and wild imagination
are mainly fueled by a fall off the wagon. The collection's second
novella, K & K, concerns a lonely young office manager at an
insurance agency, where the office suggestion box is yielding
unpleasant messages that escalate to a scary pitch. Ellie Knight-
Cameron's responses to these random diatribes illuminate the toll
that a lack of self-awareness can take. The book ends with a
cataclysmic vision of New York City, after the leveling of 50
square blocks of Manhattan. Four million have died. Albertine, the
"street name for the buzz of a lifetime," is a mindaltering drug
that sets The Albertine Notes in motion. Only Rick Moody could lead
us to feel affection for the various misguided, earnestly striving
characters in this alternately unsettling and warm trio of stories.
General
| Imprint: |
Back Bay Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2008 |
| First published: |
August 2008 |
| Authors: |
Rick Moody
|
| Dimensions: |
209 x 139 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-316-16635-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-316-16635-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780316166355 |
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