Fence Modern Prize in Prose: McGlue (Paperback)

from albertgoldfain

Gritty tone and atmospheric language, but there is a ceiling on alcoholic unreliable narrators.

from hemlokgang

This was an emotionally intense novella about a man coming to his senses about actions he had taken while drinking the previous night. Although set in Salem, Massachusetts in the mid 1800s, the theme is timeless, unfortunately.

from Jan.Coco.Day

Albert Camus's THE STRANGER meets Billy Wilder's LOST WEEKEND from a 19th century brig to a Salem, Massachusetts jail.

from over.the.edge

McGlue By Ottessa Moshfagh 2014 Fence Books WOW! This is what I call literature! Set in Mid 19th. Century, this is a first person account of the dark, troubled life and mind of a brutal and ambivalent alcoholic named McGlue. The novel begins with McGlue slowly sobering up enough to realize he is ...

from viviennestrauss

Was this a pleasant read? Not at all. Was the writing good? Well, if you continue to turn the pages of a story where a character couldn't be much more repugnant than McGlue I guess it is. I finished in one reading as I knew if I didn't, I might not want to come back to it -