false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167011685m/18639.jpg 18639 6 Reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of "Because They Wanted To", this captivating novel shimmers with dark intensity and wicked wit. In a stunning synthesis of eroticism, rage, pathos, and humor, Gaitskill's "fine storyteller's pace and brilliant metaphors" ("The New York Times Book Review") create a haunting and unforgettable journey into the dark side of contemporary life and the deepest recesses of the soul. 904053 book 1991 Two Girls Fat and Thin total:534|5:102|4:174|3:174|2:61|1:23| 534 1873 811 51 4 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Sep 30 18:18:41 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 02 21:59:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 03 11:26:01 -0700 2007 Thu May 03 11:46:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:48:20 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 12:26:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 true false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Mar 01 12:32:18 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 01 12:34:06 -0800 2007
The Ayn Rand stuff didn't do much fo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 20:27:36 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:42:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 21:19:12 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 21:25:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Mar 21 16:03:36 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 16:56:52 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:13:35 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 14:09:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 07:36:37 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 07:43:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Jan 29 10:09:36 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 10:11:04 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 17:07:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 17:28:25 -0700 2008
Now, I'm no expert, but the story is centered around a dead writer whose books and individually dri...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 10:42:02 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 11:58:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 09 13:48:18 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:51:39 -0700 2009
It includes Gaitskill's ideas about people, power dynamics and especially power dynamics. In the end...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:50:27 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:53:19 -0800 2009
How is it that Ayn Rand is never mentioned in any of the bookjacket blurbs? Anyway, this kinda-sorta white woman's version of split double-consciousness is good, and thorough.

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However, I have to be honest: as writing, it's near-perfect but as a novel, it mostly fails.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 18:28:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 18:30:52 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Nov 29 13:00:22 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 13:02:59 -0800 2008 2 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 14:22:10 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 14:25:34 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=18639