Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Five novels told from the perspective of an extremely disturbed individual

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Kristi Steffen tagged five titles told from the perspective of an extremely disturbed individual you would never want to meet, including:
Celeste Price (Tampa, by Alissa Nutting)

Meet the fictional construct who’s becoming known as the female Humbert Humbert. Celeste Price is the middle-school English teacher parents rightly fear, given that the only things she wants out of life are eternal youth and 14-year-old flesh. A predator through and through, Celeste goes to increasingly elaborate extremes to fulfill her desires, relaying her X-rated tale with shameless sociopathic rigor. Warning: this one bites.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue