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The Beast in Aisle 34

by Darrin Doyle
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Sandy Kurtz has problems. He's got a baby on the way, his wife doesn't love him, and he's struggling to find passion or purpose at his big-box retail job. And, once a month, he turns into a werewolf.

In Darrin Doyle's deft hands, Sandy's story is a tall tale for our times, an absurd and darkly comedic take on toxic masculinity, small-town America, and the terror of not knowing who you are—or who you're capable of becoming.

Join us on the trip. Feel the power of the full moon as it turns you into a carnivore capable of ruling the wilds of rural Michigan. Taste the rich blood of a pulsing animal heart; feel it cascade down your face as you transform into what you always wanted to be. Enter...the wolf.|Sandy Kurtz has problems. He's got a baby on the way, his wife doesn't love him, and he's struggling to find passion or purpose at his big-box retail job. And, once a month, he turns into a werewolf.
In Darrin Doyle's deft hands, Sandy's story is a tall tale for our times, an absurd and darkly comedic take on toxic masculinity, small-town America, and the terror of not knowing who you are—or who you're capable of becoming.
Join us on the trip. Feel the power of the full moon as it turns you into a carnivore capable of ruling the wilds of rural Michigan. Taste the rich blood of a pulsing animal heart; feel it cascade down your face as you transform into what you always wanted to be. Enter...the wolf.

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    September 28, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781948954587

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      • ISBN: 9781948954587
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    • English

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      September 1, 2021
      Surrealist speculative-fiction author Doyle (The Girl Who Ate Kalamazoo, 2010) has returned with a coming-of-age werewolf novel. Sandy is new to lycanthropy. To say he's having a difficult time adjusting would be an understatement. He details the nuances of his transformation while balancing the needs of his everyday human life. For instance, he still has to worry about Christmas gifts and LARPing in addition to resisting his urges for human flesh. Complicating things is the pregnancy of his partner, Pat, as well as his uneasy relationship with local folks who consider themselves Sasquatch experts; he not-so-affectionately refers to them as the Squatch Cops. The novel is an introspective look at Sandy's family dynamic and how he became a werewolf. It's less urban fantasy and more a poignant character study that alternates between humor and more intense action sequences. The novel evokes the sardonic wit of Mark Haddon mixed with Christopher Moore. Fans of the novel Mongrels (2016), by Stephen Graham Jones, and of Grady Hendrix's work will enjoy Doyle's latest offering.

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