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jazzy_daveCraig Clevenger "The Contortionist’s Handbook" (Harper Pernenial)
The Contortionist's Handbook introduces us to Daniel Fletcher who has just been admitted to the hospital after an overdose. As Daniel begins to tell his story to a hospital psychologist we discover that he is not who he is claiming to be.
This is the dark story of a man committed to a marginalized and isolated life on the edges of American society where illusion and reality mix and unravel with alarming ease. His story of survival is set against the backdrop of 1980s LA and paints a very real and harsh picture of the city's drug culture and life on the borderline of criminal society.
The main character is an escape artist, or as he calls himself a contortionist but not in the regular meaning. Instead, he escapes into other identities, chameleon-like, with unmatched skill. His story unfolds during a psychiatric evaluation following a drug overdose. It reminds me strongly of the movie "The Usual Suspects." If you're familiar with that movie and enjoyed it, I believe you'll enjoy this book.
The Contortionist's Handbook introduces us to Daniel Fletcher who has just been admitted to the hospital after an overdose. As Daniel begins to tell his story to a hospital psychologist we discover that he is not who he is claiming to be.
This is the dark story of a man committed to a marginalized and isolated life on the edges of American society where illusion and reality mix and unravel with alarming ease. His story of survival is set against the backdrop of 1980s LA and paints a very real and harsh picture of the city's drug culture and life on the borderline of criminal society.
The main character is an escape artist, or as he calls himself a contortionist but not in the regular meaning. Instead, he escapes into other identities, chameleon-like, with unmatched skill. His story unfolds during a psychiatric evaluation following a drug overdose. It reminds me strongly of the movie "The Usual Suspects." If you're familiar with that movie and enjoyed it, I believe you'll enjoy this book.
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