A surreal collection of short stories exploring twisted desires and bizarre conflicts in a darkly comic, grotesque world.
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A surreal collection of short stories exploring twisted desires and bizarre conflicts in a darkly comic, grotesque world.
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"A collection of wistful, witty stories." -- Esquire "Hilarious, deep and a little bit dirty." -- Harper's Bazaar A grief-stricken librarian decides to have sex with every man who enters her library. A half-mad, unbearably beautiful heiress follows a strange man home, seeking total sexual abandon: He only wants to watch game shows. A woman falls in love with a hunchback; when his deformity turns out to be a prosthesis, she leaves him. A wife whose husband has just returned from the war struggles...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Frequent and explicit sexual scenes; central to many stories with graphic depictions of erotic desires. To coercion in sexual contexts; not a primary focus.
Violence & gore
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Moderate body horror and grotesque imagery; not pervasive but present in several stories.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language; not a dominant feature in the text.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drug use; not central or glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of LGBTQIA+ themes or characters; not central to the narratives.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or witchcraft themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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No overt political or ideological messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of self-harm ideation; not graphically depicted or central.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate themes of emotional and physical suffering; includes child abuse imagery in some stories. To coercion in sexual contexts; not a primary focus.
Other
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