The Average Human: A Novel - Hardcover

Potter, Ellen

3.46

37 ratings by Goodreads

9781931561334: The Average Human: A Novel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931561338 ISBN 13: 9781931561334

Publisher: Macadam Cage Pub, 2003

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After returning to smalltown Loomis for a cult reunion, Iris leaves her sixteen-year-old daughter, Lee, to learn about the unspeakable horrors that plague the Mayborn family.

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Review:

"The shifting viewpoints intensify the mystery, and, in true gothic literary style, reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor, first-novelist Toby-Potter's strong, dark narrative reveals the strangeness even in those who appear most "normal," how wild they all are and how close." (Booklist)

"An intricate tale that manages not to trip itself up, crisply narrated with a minimum of digression and a remarkable understatement that draws you into the action" (Kirkus Reviews)

"Ambitious, dark, atmospheric and sometimes as painful as it is hypnotic-With its gothic atmosphere, sharply drawn characters and flowing, understated prose, this is an impressive debut" (Portsmouth Herald)

"So far beyond and above the Average Novel. The writing is brilliant- You will not have read anything like this before- The smart person's beach read." (Ellen Moore Good Books Lately)

"Strange. Dark. But could we put it down? No. Because the writing and the strange gothic story being told are as compelling as a campfire ghost story" (Ann LaFarge)

Book Description:

A VINTAGE ORIGINAL'Reading Toby-Potter's dark, inventive first novel is akin to staring at a pointillist painting, nose against the canvas, an slowly stepping back until the seemingly random points converge to reveal a complete picture-Deliciously strange, this is a notable debut' Publishers Weekly

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