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Raw Deal: Horrible and Ironic Stories of Forgotten Americans

Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on March 5, 2007 – 2:19 AMNo Comment

The title pretty much says it all. I love Ken Smith’s writing style, and it’s a super-fast read, really interesting (but kind of depressing at the same time; the Charles Goodyear chapter is so bleak). Highlights included the entire Garfield assassination sequence, which was funny in this horribly black way. Great read; I got it for Mr. S for Christmas, but I already owned it myself, I’d just never read it, so when he got into it and was staying up until 3 AM reading it, I had to read it too. (1/17/06)

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