The Orange Eats Creeps
The Orange Eats Creeps
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
Pacific Northwest • 1990s
2010
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich follows a young woman in the 1990s Pacific Northwest who is identified as a "Slurpee-addicted vampire hobo." She searches for her missing friend while navigating a hallucinatory landscape of punk culture and supernatural elements. The novel explores themes of identity and belonging.
Dark
Unnerving
Mysterious
Gritty
Melancholic
Reviews & Readership
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Review Roundup
Grace Krilanovich's The Orange Eats Creeps blends surreal horror with a punk ethos, earning praise for its unique prose and intense atmosphere. Critics admire its daring, hallucinatory style, yet its challenging narrative can confuse readers. The novel's raw energy and originality shine, making it an intriguing, if polarizing, experience.
Who Should Read The Orange Eats Creeps?
A reader who enjoys The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich likely appreciates stories with surreal, hallucinatory narratives and a punk sensibility. Fans of The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks or Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson would find it intriguing, given its exploration of fringe subcultures and poetic, often chaotic prose.
1,948 ratings
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Mixed feelings
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Novel • Fiction
Pacific Northwest • 1990s
2010
Adult
18+ years
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