CBC BOOKS WORKS OF CANADIAN FICTION TO READ IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023THE TORONTO STAR MUST READ, HANDS DOWN BEST BOOKS OF 2023 SO FARCat Person meetsStation Elevenin this apocalyptic depiction of toxic masculinity.An unnamed man is spending the evening with his exgirlfriend. Shes obsessed with the 1956 John Wayne classicThe Searchers, and she recounts the story as a way for them to talk about their histories, their families, maybe even their relationship. But as he gets more drunk and belligerent, she gets more and more uncomfortable with him being in her home.And then, two days later, a mysterious catastrophic event befalls Toronto, and our protagonist must trek across the city to find Melanie. His quest spirals into increasing violence, bloodshed, and hallucinations as he moves west through the confusion and chaos of the city.Using the tropes of both the Western and the disaster movie,Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboyslooks at the violence of our contemporary masculinity, and its deep roots in shaping our culture. A suspenseful and thoughtprovoking evocation of our current moment."Ask the right questions and a conversation about the movies becomes a conversation about your life, family, past, and everything you value Aaron Tuckers novel, which starts chatty before turning deeply, unexpectedly inward, grasps the ceaseless, sometimes terrible relevance of violence and troubling art." Naben Ruthnum, author ofA Hero of Our Time"InSoldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys, Aaron Tucker...

Binding: Paperback;160 pages; Publisher: Coach House Books; Classification: FA; Weight: 358 g; Dimensions: 128 x 204 x 15

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