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My most recent stint in vegetarianism lasted two full years and started immediately upon my departure from a local taxidermy “museum,” which is located about a mile down the road from my home. Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy by Melissa MilgromĪs a person who has dabbled in vegetarianism and veganism from time to time, I must admit I was quite reluctant to even open Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy by Melissa Milgrom, the cover of which shows a glassy-eyed fox, bearing his teeth. The Patterns of Paper Monsters by Emma Rathbone The Patterns of Paper Monsters is her first novel. As his conscience switches into hyper drive, Jake begins to reconnect with the cosmos, realizing there are actually things and people in life worth caring about and things and people worth protecting.ĭespite a lackluster ending, The Patterns of Paper Monsters guarantees laughs as it showcases Rathbone’s creative style of writing. Jake eventually realizes the guy is serious and not just purely insane. David not only expounds as to how he will pull the horrific stunt off, but gives even more disturbing details on why he’ll be able to get away with it. Jake and Andrea’s matching wit and acrimonious nature cause the two to quickly develop a budding romance and a “you-get-me-and-I-get-you” camaraderie that two young people could really benefit from in such a place.Īnother detainee named David later confides in Jake that he plans on trapping everyone inside the building and setting it on fire. During one of his boring classes, Jake discovers a fellow captive named Andrea as she clumsily knocks over a tin of pens in the computer room. Jacob’s daily journal entries showcase days filled with monotonous activities, like being jarred awake by insensitive staff members and offensively bright overhead lighting, trudging to and from the cafeteria to decipher the questionable food choices, and slogging to whichever meaningless “activity” the staff has chosen for the morning. One can hardly blame the guy for his moodiness the bleak surroundings, the vapid expressions of the other detainees, and the waxy cookies at the center’s “socials” are enough to drive anyone into a state of morose madness. A sullen, cynical teenager being detained for armed robbery, Jake is occasionally visited by his negligent, alcoholic mother and is continually plagued by memories of her and her abusive, drunkard boyfriend. Emma Rathbone’s remarkable debut novel, The Patterns of Paper Monsters, gives a fly-on-the-wall perspective into the world of Jacob Higgins-a modern-day Holden Caulfield.
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