Eric Kraft

Weird little book. The author writes a preface explaining his thought processes on certain aspects of the book, including an early section in the book that was borderline kiddie porn. Seriously. It was short so I continued reading anyway and the early weird erotica thing never came back in play ... thank God ... but then the whole time I was all like 'what the hell was that all about.' Following that was a somewhat sweet story of a kid working on a project with his grandfather that was nice, but then there was a whole weird sidetrack about toasters (yes, really) that was just self-indulgent author crap that did nothing to advance the story and just made me want to punch the guy in the face (the author, not the character). Just weird.… (más)

For Inflating a Dog we jump back in time to Peter Leroy's childhood. His mother, desperately wanting to invent something or be in some kind of business for herself, buys a decrepit clam boat so she can start a floating "elegant excursions" cruise. The only problem is this, the boat leaks. Peter must secretly bail out the boat every evening to keep the old clam boat (and his mother's dreams) afloat. But Inflating a Dog is also about Peter coming of age and lusting after Patti, his partner in crime.
True to Kraft's sense of humor, nothing is as it seems. Men walk chickens on leashes and women can sell sandwiches with pastel breads.… (más)