This book shaped my desire to start re-reading again. It pointed me in the direction of gonzo/transgressive fiction that is really my favorite fiction genre. People on the edge, outsiders who are insiders in their own world.

Hunter sent me looking for characters who I could relate to - the big fish in their respective odd ponds. Characters who don't dare to be different, but just plainly are - which is why we are attracted and repulsed all at once.

I read this as part of a modern Lit course with the koolest prof I think ever existed. She looked and dressed like J.Garaffalo in Reality Bites and I wanted to take her home so that I could talk about what I felt was real writing. That class was one of the best decisions I had ever made for myself at 18 whose trickle down effect has made me a more interesting reader.