A Comic for Readers Who Like to Squirm

In Nick Drnaso’s uncomfortable, fascinating book of cartoon short stories Beverly, a family’s vacation goes south when their son, harboring disturbing fantasies, finally acts on one. A new employee accidentally betrays the only guy on the team who actually cares about the job. A young woman reveals her feelings to a friend at exactly the wrong moment. Drnaso’s stories are full of moments in which the bubbling reservoir of anxiety or feeling or darkness boils to the surface. I read it in big enthusiastic gulps, then felt a little sick to my stomach afterward. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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