April’s usual babysitter, Jean, has had a panic attack that has landed her in the hospital. April doesn’t really know anyone else, so she decides it’s best to have her three-year-old daughter close by, watching children’s videos in the office while she works. April works at the Puma Club for Men. And tonight she has an unusual client, a foreigner both remote and too personal, and free with his money. Lots of it, all cash. His name is Bassam. Meanwhile, another man, AJ, has been thrown out of the club for holding hands with his favorite stripper, and he’s drunk and angry and lonely. From these explosive elements comes a relentless, raw, searing, passionate, page-turning narrative, a big-hearted and painful novel about sex and parenthood and honor and masculinity. Set in the seamy underside of American life at the moment before the world changed, it juxtaposes lust for domination with hunger for connection, sexual violence with family love. It seizes the listener by the throat with the same psychological tension, depth, and realism that characterized Andre Dubus’s bestselling House of Sand and Fog – and an even greater sense of the dark and anguished places in the human heart.
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This fascinating novel is a powerful look at connection and love played out inside of a strip club in Florida. The central character is April, a stripper forced to bring her child to work because her babysitter has a panic attack. A male narrator seems a poor choice, as a strong female performance would have captured the essence of the story far better. Dan John Miller reads clearly and with good pacing, but his deep monotone lacks emotion. While the writing is certainly first rate and the characters completely realistic, Miller fails to capture the listener's attention. A W.W. Norton hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 17). (June)
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A very fast and entertaining read. . . . Every passage is expertly, elegantly achieved. --Madison Smart Bell
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I read this book based on the rave review it received by Stephen King in a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. I really enjoyed his previous book House of Sand and Fog and was looking forward to another page turner with great plot and unique characters. I kept reading the book waiting for it to get better and after 200 pages I realized that I did not care about any of the characters and I had to force myself to read it each night. I can appreciate it for being a well written book, but the characters were not very interesting and the plot dragged. Don't waste your time and I think I'll have to give second thoughts next time I read about a book that Stephen King recommended.
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I read and enjoyed this book immensely. It covers the months and days leading up to 9-11 from all different sides. We get an insight into what may have been going on in the heads of the hijackers as well as the peple they came in contact with. I found it extrememly entertaining and thought provoking.
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I agree with the previous 5 star review.
This story was very entertaining, and reads quickly.
Andre does a good job of intertwining all the ordinary/everyday character's stories into the final conclusion at the end of the book.
This is a different book from the House of Sand & Fog, as there are more characters, and many sub-plots, but still a good book and enjoyable read.
This story was very entertaining, and reads quickly.
Andre does a good job of intertwining all the ordinary/everyday character's stories into the final conclusion at the end of the book.
This is a different book from the House of Sand & Fog, as there are more characters, and many sub-plots, but still a good book and enjoyable read.
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