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About meDavid Contreras was born in Texas in 1984, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He's the author of the short story/novella collections, In Great Distance and Probabilities. Currently, he's working on his first novel, Shooters and Stabbers.

Shooters and Stabbers is a semi-autobiographical novel set in and around Madison, Wisconsin from New Year’s Day, 2011, to New Year’s Eve. Jacob, an introverted boy trying to find his voice within the hilarious and often times horrific entity known as his family, has spent the better part of his thirteen years being processed through the education system and life in general. He is finally on his way to completing the eighth grade––another step toward his envisioned post-school freedom––but what awaits him is the quandary of high school, revelations hidden deep within his afflicted brother’s past, and probably, if one is daring enough to choose, the ability to reverse time itself.

Groups1001 Books to read before you die, Infinite Jesters, Le Salon du peuple pour le peuple, What Are You Reading Now?, Writer-readers

Favorite authorsDavid Contreras, Fyodor Dostoevsky, William Faulkner, Hermann Hesse, Gabriel García Márquez, Cormac McCarthy, Alan Moore, Haruki Murakami, Vladimir Nabokov, John Steinbeck, David Foster Wallace, Virginia Woolf (Shared favorites)

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Real nameDavid Contreras

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Emailcontrerasdavid.84gmail.com

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Thanks. Just read your review of 2666, and likewise, really liked it. In fact, it probably would have aided me in my own reading had it been available a few months ago. I appreciated what you wrote about horror turning into humor. When I read the part (in the book) about the various "orifices" I remember thinking to myself: "Should I be laughing at this?" Apparently I wasn't the only one.

posted by invisiblelizard at 5:31 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2012

Thanks for your reply, Mifune. I share - if uncomfortably - your view about the lasting appeal of American Psycho. Your further comments were useful in relieving me of any need to try other works by Ellis. There are plenty of alternatives, after all ;-)

posted by abbottthomas at 7:10 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2011

Hi, I have just read your review of American Psycho and it has made me think again about my own judgement - never a bad thing.

This book is the only work I have ever pulled apart and dropped into the recycling bin. I read it when it first came into paperback and ended firmly in your first field. Any literary merit or important message was, for me, completely obscured by the sheer nastiness of it - not just the sadistic violence but also the materialism. Your review almost makes me want to try it again but with more than enough on my tbr pile, I guess I'll give it a miss.

My distaste for the book rubbed off on the author so maybe I should give him another chance - any suggestion?

posted by abbottthomas at 9:52 am (EST) on Mar 17, 2011

Hi there! I noticed our libraries have a lot in common, and I just thought I'd drop you a line. I adore Japanese authors, most especially Murakami and Kobo Abe - I'm about to branch out to Mishima. Recently I read 'Autumn Brocade', by Miyamoto Teru, a lovely story that I'd recommend if you haven't read it already. Also Kafka, Camus.. excellent. :)

posted by redkit at 2:34 am (EST) on Oct 17, 2009

Noticed that you liked The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). I thought you might like my novel since it's been compared to that novel by a number of reviewers. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 8:37 pm (EST) on Apr 17, 2009
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