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- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- ISBN: 068483846X
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100088784
- Release Date: October 10, 2000
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #90473 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #11842 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #813 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Cruddy" by Lynda Barry to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Cruddy"Browse more products related to "Lynda Barry"Publisher's noteOn a September night in 1971, a few days after getting busted for dropping acid, a sixteen-year-old curls up in the corner of her ratty bedroom and begins to write. "Now the truth can finally be revealed about the mysterious day long ago when the authorities found a child, calmly walking in the boiling desert, covered with blood." The girl is Roberta Rohbeson, and her rant against a world bounded by "the cruddy top bedroom of a cruddy rental house on a very cruddy mud road" soon becomes a detailed account of another story, one that she has kept silent since she was eleven. Darkly funny and resonant with humanity, "Cruddy, " masterfully intertwines Roberta's stories -- part "Easy Rider" and part bipolar "Wizard of Oz." These stories, the backbone of Roberta's short life, include a one-way trip across America fueled by revenge and greed and a vivid cast of characters, starring Roberta's dangerous father, the owners of the Knocking Hammer Bar-cum-slaughterhouse, and runaway adolescents. With a teenager's eye for freakish detail and a nervous ability to make the most horrible scenes seem hilarious, "Cruddy" is a stunning achievement. If You Enjoy "Cruddy (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Cruddy (Paperback)" by Lynda Barry (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Literary Bestsellers
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