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It's not just the snappy believable dialogue that makes the ride so much fun it is the constant playing with words, formatting, the justification on the page, that increases the enjoyment. I had no idea at that time that I was supposed to appreciate some books more than others; that some were considered ‘better’. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. I originally started reading it and dismissed it as 80's mindless trash, but picked it up again out of desperation after there was literally nothing else in the house to read.
Although the truth is it’s probably still not unusual to think these things, it is (thankfully) less acceptable to say them now. It's what you would get if you put Diablo Cody's "Juno" character into a movie about a brutal drug war in which a bunch of people, including children, are killed.This story revolves around the wives of several businessmen who accompany them on a business trip to a remote location somewhere on an island. Despite the gritty and violent nature of the story, the book is also laced with a black humor that has a lot to say about how goddamn silly this country can be at times. In this dark comic serving of everyday family life with contemporary cannibals, the Savages seek to hide in plain sight by setting up a vegan café.
And after he makes a funny, clever comment, he takes pains to explain to you why it was clever and funny. As these "savages" made their way from rich, spoiled housewives to Lord of the Flies-worthy um naturalists, they also exposed me to my very first dose of HOT LESBIAN SEX. There was some interesting plotting but writing was so poorly done that it destroyed any interest I might have had. Though teenage me was scandalised by the bare-backed lady on the cover (and worried that my dad would find my copy and assume that I am a “gone case”!It's a third person narration, but there is definitively a narrator to this story and he sounds like an old weed smoking hippie.