Attic

Written by Katherine Dunn

Narrated by CJ Bloom

Here is the slim, stunning debut novel from the acclaimed author of Geek Love. Attic follows a young woman named Kay who has joined a cult-like organization that sells magazine subscriptions in small towns. When Kay tries to cash a customer’s bad check, she lands in jail, and Dunn’s visceral prose gives us a vivid, stream-of-consciousness depiction of the space in which she’s held. As Kay comes to know the other inmates, alliances and rivalries are formed, memories are recounted, and lives are changed. Based on Katherine Dunn’s own formative coming-of-age experiences, Attic was critically lauded when it was first published in 1970. Now, it stands as an extraordinary, indelible work from one of our most celebrated writers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Feb 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781799748113

Katherine Dunn

Katherine Dunn was a novelist and boxing journalist who lived and worked in Oregon. She is the author of three novels: Attic; Truck; and Geek Love, which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Bram Stoker Prize. She died in 2016.

Reviews for Attic

[Kristen (kc) Snow-White · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Very strange prose. I honestly think I need to listen to it a 2nd time. I, again, honestly couldn't give you a brief synopsis of the premise. It's. Just. That. Odd. I think "Geek Love," by the same Author, is next. It's much longer so if...at any time...I get lost., I'm not going to wait until it's finished, I'm going to re•listen to it right then & there.

[William Philibin · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

(3.25 Stars)

This book is not for everyone, and probably needs a content warning. It isn't so much a coherent story as it is a collection of thoughts, events, fantasies, and even lies, with a beginning, middle, and end. It all comes together and I liked the book more than I thought I was going to for most of the book.

the book contains racist/sexist/homophobic language, descriptions of sexual assault, and even maybe bestiality. If you like Chuck Palahniuk, you should like this book. The prose is compelling and the pacing is good.