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Stickleback

by John McCabe · 1998

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Stickleback is a novel about man's need for routine and what happens when life intervenes. It is a funny and fast-moving tale of office life, drinking, drugs, friendship, love, football, computer programming, and the perfect financial heist.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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