More novels are destined to sprout from Central Florida; it is a part of the state where baby boomers have created a cabinet of curiosities. In this work, the author writes about a woman who inherits her father’s taxidermy business after his suicide.
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Mostly Dead Things
A Novel
Kristen Arnett
Mixed into the storyline is a mother who wrestles with repressed feelings by contorting stuffed animals into peculiar positions, while dressing them in odd costumes. That is just one aspect of what many will recognize as a dysfunctional family, albeit one that is cloaked in a mix of comedy and despair. The power of the metaphor overrides whatever flaws may seep in this author’s first novel. ■
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