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Hes a thirtyyearold having a hell of a time navigating the world since his mother died from cancer. Named a book of the year by bustle and electric literature alby is holden caulfield in the internet age. Christine schutt, author of florida and prosperous friends sumell offers a first collection linked by antihero alby, who does anything but make nice. In matt sumells blazing first book, our hero alby flails wildly against the world around himhe punches his sister she deserved it, unprotectos broads they deserved it and liked it, gets drunk and picks fights all deserved, defends defenseless creatures both large and small, and spews insults at children, slow drivers, old ladies. Punching jackie electric literatures recommended reading. The books interrelated stories essentially constitute a novel, albeit a work thats rude, crude and assuredly offensive to many.
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Too bad for those who interpret the book with such shortsightedness. Feb 19, 2015 a refreshing, hugely entertaining book to have fun with. Matt sumells debut novel, making nice, is the kind of book that may have some readers throwing it down after a chapter or two, but it is also the kind of book that has rich rewards for those. Sep 01, 2014 i will not apologize for enjoying matt sumell s making nice. Our mascot is the stegosaurusextinct, aweinspiring, herbivorousand our logo is its spike. You are invited to join us for public craft talks, panels, and readings by the teaching staff, agents and editors, and published alumni. In the course of the book, alby will punch several more people, attempt to drown. Making nice, his debut, is a collection of linked stories, all featuring the same charactera. The book s interrelated stories essentially constitute a novel, albeit a work thats rude, crude and assuredly offensive to many. Research more than one hundred agents who represent poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, plus details about the kinds of books theyre interested in representing, their clients, and the best way to contact them.
And he never lets up, no matter how many times he gets kicked in the groin. Making nice is a profane, angry screed of a novel, but sumells care when wielding albys. Feb 17, 2015 in matt sumells blazing first book, our hero alby flails wildly against the world around himhe punches his sister she deserved it, unprotectos broads they deserved it and liked it, gets drunk and picks fights all deserved, defends defenseless creatures both large and small, and spews insults at children, slow drivers, old ladies. Feb 17, 2015 toast appears in making nice, sumells first book, a collection of linked stories all told from albys perspective. May the gust of matt sumells brilliant collection making nice remind readers of what great work delivers. Matt sumell, author of making nice matt sumell wrote making nice in part as a response to his mothers death from cancer. From the first page, sumell s exceptional novel in stories unleashes one of the most comically arresting voices this side of sam lipsytes homeland. In matt sumells blazing, heartbreaking first book, our ragefilled hero alby is flailing wildly against the world around himhe punches his sister she deserved it, unprotectos broads they deserved it and liked it, gets drunk and picks fights all deserved, defends defenseless creatures both large and small and spews insults at children, slow drivers, lunch ladies, and every single. But even as she unnerves us, schutts fiction renders more light, more life, more beauty. I think you can feel the unrest and the disease with closure even in my first book. Matt sumell reads from his debut novel in stories making. Making nice by matt sumell 2016, paperback for sale.
For another new story by matt sumell, check out our latest ebook collection of original fiction, the esquire four. He is the author of the short story collection making nice. Matt sumells top 10 fictional troublemakers books the. Matt sumell 30yearold alby is desperately trying, and often failing, to come to terms with the death of his mother. Matt sumells novelinshortstories starts in familiar territory. Fiction matt sumell s top 10 fictional troublemakers bad choices make for good stories and here are some of my favourite characters raising hell, from a perverted billionaire to a viking.
There may be man caves where sumells freshman effort will be proudly displayed and even read, but based on ok, he looks set to produce better, more broadly appealing work. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading making nice. Toast appears in making nice, sumells first book, a collection of linked stories all told from albys perspective. In our third anthology, aimee bender introduces us to a young woman unable to summon the desire to sleep with her husband without payment in cash, matt sumell s.
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