I just got done re-reading God Jr. by Dennis Cooper and I have to say this is probably one of my favorite works of his. It's a bit of a standout in Cooper's bibliography in that it doesn't feature any graphic depictions of violence, at least not "On Stage" as it were, and it doesn't have as many LGBT themes, but it still has his distinct and incisive voice running throughout. The book follows a father who has recently lost both his son and the use of his legs in a car accident. He then becomes obsessed with connecting with the memory of his dead son in a number of strange and dysfunctional ways, including playing the videogame he was into, wearing his old clothes and trying to recreate a building he kept drawing in his notebooks.
It's a strange, surreal exploration of grief and loss, and I loved my time with it. Has anyone else read this one?
by Kindlypatrick