I said I was looking for something more genuine, although I didn't know yet what it was. She said she thought she probably was too. Gaitskill's universe is not a laugh riot. It's a stark place reduced to sociosexual signifiers such as the occasional nipple ring or awkwardly wielded rubber cock. It's all au courant , and more than a little sad.
Love hurts indeed.
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