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Beano's Deal: The weirdest story in a weird collection. This is not a negative for me. Roberege kills it at weird. I think this is a critique of capitalism, but also the story of a very frustrated chimp.
Earthquake is the least of these. It thinks it is deep. Not so much.
Whatever Happened to Bill Brody" "Their cab driver is a woman whose teeth are going in every direction except the ones you'd expect from teeth."
— Jun 04, 2026 05:42PM
Earthquake is the least of these. It thinks it is deep. Not so much.
Whatever Happened to Bill Brody" "Their cab driver is a woman whose teeth are going in every direction except the ones you'd expect from teeth."
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Burn Ward-Maybe the best so far. A series of conversations between men in the burn ward. Roberge is definitely fixated on bodily ruin at what that does to the soul. This one is gutting, but also occasionally grimly funny until it is not.
Border Radio. The sins of our fathers. The value of a life. All of these are weird stories -- this very brief one about generational evil might be the weirdest.
— Jun 04, 2026 07:47AM
Border Radio. The sins of our fathers. The value of a life. All of these are weird stories -- this very brief one about generational evil might be the weirdest.
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Love and Hope and Sex and Dreams - Physically painful. The quietest self-loathing imaginable.
Swiss Engineering - Less successful as a character study, but no less depressing as a whole. IT is a miracle Roberge stayed alive. Guessing he couldn't work up the energy.
— Jun 03, 2026 03:29PM
Swiss Engineering - Less successful as a character study, but no less depressing as a whole. IT is a miracle Roberge stayed alive. Guessing he couldn't work up the energy.
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These very brief stories are truly warped. I know from reading his memoir that Roberge is fascinating, talented, and not quite right.
Working Backwards From the Worst Moment of My Life - The title is spot on. The world's strangest moral quandary.
The Exterminator manages to be fully funny and fully tragic in the space of a few pages. "Rat is pest of the month" is a line I feel like I am going to use again.
— Jun 02, 2026 11:57AM
Working Backwards From the Worst Moment of My Life - The title is spot on. The world's strangest moral quandary.
The Exterminator manages to be fully funny and fully tragic in the space of a few pages. "Rat is pest of the month" is a line I feel like I am going to use again.
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Hah! Great quote.
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Left Coast Justin wrote: "Hah! Great quote."I think you would really like this author, My second read from him, and his writing is absolutely original.
That is a great quote. Never heard of this author but I am now officially intrigued. Is this the best book to start with, or is there another you think might be better?
Erin wrote: "That is a great quote. Never heard of this author but I am now officially intrigued. Is this the best book to start with, or is there another you think might be better?"I started with his memoir Liar, which was exceptional. This is earlier, less polished (which is both good and bad). I think, though neither book is super-polished by design. I think having read the memoir really added something to the experience of reading these stories. I can't promise you will like Roberge's work, but I think I can promise you have never read anything like it.