The Contortionist's Handbook

Craig Clevenger has crafted something genuinely handsome, attractive to those who enjoy minimalist lit without junk filler. A story that cuts right to the chase, gives you all the right details if you’re an adult who knows how to read the fine print in transgressive fiction. I won’t go into much deta......more

This book is the equivalent of that thousand-yard stare you get when you stay up until seven in the morning and are sitting outside somewhere with a headache and three cigarettes left. It's cold and it's dry, and it's unpleasant. You don't like the main character, but you're fascinated by him. And n......more

When I was first recommended this book, I had no idea what to expect. For whatever reason, I was mainly going by the cover art and relying on that to tell me what this book was mainly about. A contortionist. Wrong. Never judge a book by it's cover folks. The book is about John Vincent. John is a man......more