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Toxicity

If Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers ever teamed up to make a film, Toxicity might be the end result.

Imagine the surreal universes penned by Philip K. Dick smashing into the gritty realities of Elmore Leonard, and you might have an idea of what type of book you're about to get yourself into.

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Toxicity is violent, repulsive, charming, and completely ridiculous. It's a dark comedy for those without a soul.

When Maddox Kane is released from prison, he has no idea what the world has become. His ex-wife's hooked up with a heroin addict, his daughter's busy burying dead bodies behind drugstores, and his brother's being held prisoner by an abusive lot lizard named Jazzy. Plus, apparently, there's a new drug out on the street called Purple, and it's going to destroy the world. Or, at least, make you commit unspeakable acts against Zooey Deschanel.

Darkly comedic and absurdly tragic, TOXICITY is a tale of horrible things happening to horrible people.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 284 pages

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