I should say, rather than messed up, the novel reflected, in a distorted way the messed-up-ness of my life at that time.
Rumpus contributor Nicholas Rombes is so fond of Joan Didion’s Play It As It Lays that he suggested to Colin Winnette that he read it. Find their discussion of the book over at Electric Literature.
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