Vernon God Little | 
pickAll these years later, Vernon God Little still strikes that sweet spot between comedy, tragedy, and incisive social critique. It‘s not really a novel about a school shooting, it‘s a novel about small towns, about what we see, and what we don‘t see, and the power of group mentality in a crisis for bad as well as good. It‘s great writing and it‘s a great read.
“The problem with learning the truth about things is that you lose the confidence that comes from being dumb.”
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pickThis book is a SCATHING look at our justice system and our biased, mainstream, sensationalist, reality-tv-obsessed media! The dialogue was so great, I laughed on almost every page! Vernon Little‘s class has been massacred by his best friend (who then turned the gun on himself.) Vernon finds himself in a whirlwind of crazy happenings that end with him being on Death Row. Will the truth come out in time!? 139/1,001 #1001Books
Next up in @StephanieY's Reading Like a Writer book club. This one's been on my shelf for over a decade (!) and I'm excited to finally get to it. #readmyowndamnbooks
#longtitles "Vernon God Little: a 21st century comedy in the presence of death" Holden-Caufield-like narrator caught in aftermath of school shooting. "I sit waiting between shafts of light from a row of doorways, naked except for my shoes & Thursdays underwear. Looks like I'm the first one they rounded up so far. I ain't in trouble, don't get me wrong. I didn't have anything to do with Tuesday. Still you wouldn't want to be here today" #booktober
pickA wild ride of a read with a crazy, dark and fiendishly funny plot and cast of characters. So much of this books brilliance is found in moments; the vulgar way a character eats something says everything before they've said a word. I also love Vernon who often feels like a more contemporary Holden Caulfield with a thick southern accent. Brilliant fun!
pickSooo good! Great dialect and riveting and thoughtful... But what happened to his bbc world book club interview??? 😱💞😱💖
