false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170381285m/51591.jpg 51591 4 <div>Dennis Cooper's latest novel has emerged as his finest, most thought-provoking and challenging piece of writing yet. At the heart of the work is Larry, a teenager who is struggling to understand not only his sexuality and physical feelings toward his younger brother but also the purpose and reason behind his own existence. Larry is offered $500 to kill a fellow pupil and retrieve the boy's notebook. It all seems straightforward enough. However, once Larry ventures into the notebook, complications arise. Captivated by both the beauty of its articulation and the horror of its content, he longs for such an ability to communicate himself. Written in sparse yet concentrated language that surrounds, submerges, and potentially overwhelms the reader, My Loose thread is a claustrophobic, harrowing, and intensely moving piece of fiction.</div> 2030378 2002 My Loose Thread total:142|5:36|4:51|3:35|2:18|1:2| 142 527 193 12 2 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 04:30:54 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 04:30:51 -0700 2009 he can tackle such a dangerous subject and get away with it. Bullshit. He shouldn't have got away with it.

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