Among all of the blockbusters from authors such as Richard Russo, Thomas Pynchon, et al, in release, Victor LaValle's "Big Machine" is gaining a lot of attention and, with writerly obsessions of "mental illness, horror and religion," seems to be seriously worth a read:
Excerpt from "The Big Machine" by Victor LaValle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204886304574308490641328908.html
Big Machine” by Victor LaValle Copyright © 2009 by Victor LaValle.
Wall Street Journal review: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574304274003899240.html#articleTabs=article
Mr. LaValle interviewed about narrative and writing:
http://www.hobartpulp.com/website/october/NarrativeVoice.pdf
More details on the author and his work here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_LaValle
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