garden state

garden state by rick moody published 1992.

we all know jersey is hell; do we need yet another failure story from you 20-somethings?

dogrun

dogrun by arthur nersesian published 2000.

See where being alternative will get you? A temp job and a dead boyfriend.

white noise

white noise by don delillo published 1985.

Sure, this is a funny satire on the nuclear family. believable not so much. insightful maybe. cliche i am sure, maybe not so bad at the time.