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by: Paul Grenert
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781424125821
ISBN: 1424125820
Label: PublishAmerica
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 243
Publication Date: September 04, 2007
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Release Date: September 04, 2007
Sales Rank: 1561527
Studio: PublishAmerica
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ASHES OF X-GIRLFRIENDS is a modern revenge story and a black comedy. A young newlywed couple erases its past to start a new life with a clean slate. On their wedding night, the bride imposes one condition on the groom before she will consummate the marriage. Out of total devotion to his wife, he agrees. The drama might be violent, but the ending is not. Other stories depict slices of New York City life in all its complexity and grittiness. They expose the paranoia—often in a humorous light—and underlying malaise of city life. Some are twists on urban legends which will have you smacking your forehead at the surprise endings. You’ll find it difficult to stop turning the pages…
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Sick, twisted fun!
If you've ever fantasized about murdering one (or all) of your ex-girlfriends or boyfriends, you'll enjoy this book. Reminded me of Ellis's "American Psycho" - sick, morbid, funny, an easy read. Like Grenert's previous book, Existential Exodus, I think this would make a great movie (definitely an "indie"!!) Recommended for the NON faint of heart.
Rating: - A unique voice
I've never read anything like it. "Ashes" is viscerally raw, course and shocking, yet funny. The other stories in the volume create a mosaic of New York that I haven't always been tuned in to, but I certainly am now.
Rating: - MURKY HUMOR WITH ZEST
ASHES OF X-GIRLFRIENDS AND OTHER STORIES is a black comedy about an unusual love affair. Despite some shocking scenes of violence, I really came to care about the two protagonists. The other short stories in this book are "spot-on" depictions of the gritty side of city life. And the author has a unique style which made me laugh, cry and shudder all at the same time.
Rating: - A great, dark and witty read about love, murder and all that in between.
Ashes of X-Girlfriends begins innocently enough: a young couple in love planning a future. But what follows this brief introduction pulls the reader into a vortex of surprising, unsettling and often disturbingly funny scenarios. Have you ever thought about how far you'd go for a spouse? Not far enough according to Grenert's characters. Set amidst gritty Lower East Side sidewalks, scorching sun over the Central Park and other familiar American landscape, Grenert lets us peek into a relationship of ... Read More
Rating: - What to watch out for...
ASHES OF X-GIRLFRIENDS AND OTHER STORIES is a modern revenge story and a black comedy. A young newlywed couple erases their past to start a new life with a clean slate. On their wedding night, the bride imposes one condition on the groom before she will consummate the marriage. Out of total devotion to his wife, he agrees.
Other stories depict slices of New York City life in all its complexity and grittiness. They expose the paranoia and underlying malaise of city life often in ... Read More
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