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Bookmark on DeliciousPublished: Oct. 06, 2009
Words: 38981 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
Enid Barker adores vintage clothes, but can’t afford them. She hates her job, but can’t leave it. She despises her mother, but can’t kill her. Or can she? Thrift store-loving Enid is an expert in unfulfilled dreams, childhood traumas and surreptitious murder; making us laugh through our horror as she uses a thrifted diary to document a few bizarre weeks of her tragicomic--and deadly--world.Adult-content rating:
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thriller, suspense, murder, serial killer, chicklit, diary, dark humor, vintage, black humor, punk rock, thrift stores, charity shops, bettie page, goth, sick humor, tattoos, vintage clothes, wendy dager, vintage pursesAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Gordon Hopkins
on Jan. 09, 2011 :
A Jim Thompson novel for Goodwill addicts. This could be the first of a new genre: Kitsch Noir.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Chillpaw
on Nov. 02, 2009 :
I really enjoyed reading this story by Wendy Dager. It's one of those books I just didn't want to stop reading because I wanted to see what would happen next. Enid Barker is a psycho killer, but she's so nonchalant that she could be anybody, which is what makes it so scary. It's dark and disturbing but there's a lot of humor and cleverness to balance it off, so it's okay! Don't be afraid. Give it a try! You'll be glad you did.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
TinaSea
on Oct. 22, 2009 :
(no rating)
Wendy Dager writes a witty story of murder and dysfunction through the diary of Enid Barker, who collects vintage clothes, hates her job and suffers the judgement of family while killing anyone who volunteers to make her life harder than it already is.
The pace is fast and the murders are many as Wendy gives us a peek into vintage collecting and sociopathic behavior in a very funny way. This is a great read.
By Tina Carlson
(reviewed the day of purchase)