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In
the best classical tradition, this epistolary
novel strives to make sense of the world in which
the letter-writer finds himself, alone and misunderstood
by everyone.
Whom is a young man to call upon to share
his yearning for a simpler, more natural life?
The narrator appeals to the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski,
whose deranged Santa Claus image transfixed
him as a boy and whose terminal anti-tech vendetta
now captivates him in these ever-more-simulated
days.
Having procured the Unabomber’s inmate
address from the Internet, the narrator uncaps
his pen and starts writing letters. Lots of
them. Letters about college that feels like
glorified obedience training; about the prospect
of mediocre careerism sitting on his head like
an obese girlfriend; about relationships guided
by fashion-magazine tips; about the conservation
land where he puffed his first joint being paved
over for luxury housing; about his best friend
gradually opting for more cyber-chat and less
real-life interaction . . .
With humor, self-deprecation, and irony that
are only intensified by despair, Dear Mr.
Unabomber explores the barrenness and slavish
conformity running ghostlike in circles of the
MySpace hell. When you have no one else to turn
to, Ted Kaczynski must become your BFF.
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Readers’ reviews:
“. . . an extremely creative and philosophically
challenging novel. . . . a refreshingly eccentric
and well written piece of literature.”
— Nicholas Morine, Suite
101
“Cavanaugh proves himself a pretty good writer,
because if this guide to skating through college
and these bad date post-mortems aren’t 99%
autobiographical then he has an excellent ear
for the ways of the world, and if they are true
tales then he knows how to put life to paper.”
— Roctober
Magazine Reviews
“Despite the sinister nature of its title, this
is the funniest book that I have read in many
years.”
— Connell Gallagher, The Irish Emigrant
“Sure, the protagonist in Cavanaugh’s debut
novel fashions himself an outcast like Teddy boy,
but he's far funnier, and far less homicidal”
— Brendan Bonham, The Booze News
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