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The first character we meet is Sebastian, who’s utterly cracked, institutionalized, and quite entertaining. The issue that haunts him is finding the mother who gave him up at birth. His patient, long-term therapist, Martin, gets him released and semi-functional. Ironically, issues of adoption rear their head in Martin’s life as well, and things get thoroughly tangled in a plot worthy of The Bard. Art and environmental concerns also get a workout with the deft wit for which St. Aubyn is prized. Sometimes my head spun with piled up coincidences, but I’ll put up with a little dizziness for the fun of his brilliant spin.
Boxing definitely isn’t my thing, but I got sucked into this odd novel based in Austin and started to roll with the punches. Nathaniel, 16, was shipped from the East Coast to be with relatives after a disgraceful dust up at school. During his community service work at a nursing home, his boss, David from Haiti, becomes a raunchy role model and brings him to his rundown but beloved gym. Many bizarre things occur, including teenagers who connect online and in person. Hot crushes develop, boy on boy and boy on (supposedly) Russian girl. Nathaniel tries to pass himself off as Black during phone sex and even darkens his skin for the meetup
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