I was drawn to the book by it's cover, the size of the book as it's just 5x7 inches, and I'd read good stuff about the author. I popped it open, and read the first part of a story titled "The Faithful Setter. "
"Back before I met her, my wife lived on a farm. It was a small operation, organic vegetables, pick your own strawberries, and a dozen or so chickens, each and every one of them, to hear her tell it, "an absolute raging asshole."
I cracked up instantly and decided to buy the book. This story goes on for a bit about the relationship between these two dogs and the comedy of marriage/life, but the end throws out this chunk of real life darkness.
As I continued to read the other stories, I found myself dropping my jaw even more and more. These were not light hearted tales mirroring the lighter side of human life. These stories were dark, like kids fables crossed with Stanley Kubrick's darker movies. I enjoyed reading them, and found myself wanting to share these stories with my wife and friends. It's just not what I expected.
And interestingly when I was done, I was really curious about the drawings in the book. When I discovered it was Ian Falconer from the Olivia cartoons on Nick, it all made sense to me. Olivia was always a bit creepy to me.
I never did finish my book Run btw. I'm still reading it here and there between mags. I just read a little and have to absorb it. There are a lot of concepts in it that need time to explore.
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