Turtleface and Beyond

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Call Number: Fiction / Bradford, Arthur
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Bradford, Arthur	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Turtleface -- Cold feet -- Lost Limbs -- Orderly -- Travels with Paul -- The Box -- Snakebite -- Wendy, Mort, and I -- The LSD and The Baby -- Build It Up, Knock It Down -- Resort Tik Tok -- 217 Pound Dog.
"Darkly funny stories by the man David Sedaris calls "the most outlandish and energetic writer I can think of." Paddling down a remote, meandering river, Georgie's friend Otto decides to do something both spectacular and stupid: He scales a sandy cliff that rises from the water and runs down its steep face, preparing for a triumphant running dive. As his friends look on, they watch something awful unfold: Otto lands with an odd smack and knocks himself unconscious, blood spilling from his nose and mouth. Georgie arrives on the scene first and sees a small turtle, its shell cracked, floating just below the water's surface. Otto and the turtle survive the collision, though both need help, and Georgie finds his compassions torn. This title story sets the tone for the rest of Arthur Bradford's Turtleface and Beyond, a strangely funny collection featuring prosthetically limbed lovers, a snakebitten hitchhiker turned wedding crasher, a lawyer at the end of his rope, a ménage à trois at Thailand's Resort Tik Tok, and a whole host of near disasters, narrow escapes, and complicated victories, all narrated by Georgie, who struggles with his poor decisions but finds redemption in the telling of each of his tales. Big-hearted and hilariously high-fueled, Turtleface and Beyond marks the return of a beloved and unforgettable voice in fiction"-- Provided by publisher.
"A collection of short stories by the author of DOGWALKER"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents: Turtleface.

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Great submitted by manz on August 10, 2020, 7:52pm This was an enjoyable and satisfying read. A good readalike if you're a fan of David Sedaris type stuff.
This was wonderfully dry and funny, and full of some real characters.