Pastoralia by George Saunders. Possibly my favorite book. Its one of the weirdest books Ive ever read. If Monty Python and Thomas Pynchon had a love child, and it was raised by Frank Zappa on a weird commune, that would be this book.
Libba BrayHe frowns. "A dance with the carnivorous Felicity? Why? Has she eaten all the other available gentlemen?
Libba BrayIf God has nothing better to do than punish schoolgirls for a bit of tomfoolery, then I've no use for God.
Libba BrayBut the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on.
Libba BrayAhem. Dear Jesus," Taylor intoned more fervently. "We just want to thank you for gettin' us here safe ---" There was a loud, gurgling groan. Somebody shouted, "Oh my gosh! Miss Delaware just died!" "--- for gettin some of us here safe," Taylor continued. "And we pray that, as we are fine, upstandin', law-abidin' girls who represent the best of the best, you will protect us from harm and keep us safe until we are rescued and can tell our story to People magazine. Amen." - "Beauty Queens
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