Rant : : an Oral Biography of Buster Casey
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Unfortunately dull and pointlessly gross.
submitted by eknapp on January 28, 2013, 10:17am
"Rant" is written as a collection of anecdotes about the life of Rant Casey, a fictional charismatic redneck who spreads some kind of epidemic. After an interesting introductory section about a salesman who meets Rant's father on a plane, the anecdotes became random, confusing (what the hell are those suns and moons supposed to be indicating?), disgusting, and--worst of all--boring.
I managed to soldier through the chapter about Rant identifying folks by sniffing the used condoms and tampons in their trash. I quit reading it shortly after the two-page description of him picking his nose and gluing it all over his bedroom wall. I'm not generally prim or squeamish--hell, I'm a Garth Ennis fan--but this stuff seemed pointless. Gross for the sake of gross. I wish I could remember who recommended this book to me so I'd know who to stop listening to.
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New York : Doubleday, c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 319 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0385517874
9780385517874
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Demolition derbies -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.