That’s no spoiler: Sequoyah tells us about Rosemary’s death within three sentences of the start of his tale. Creepy, sad, yet queerly thrilling.A man looks back on 1989, the year he was 15, when he was living in a foster home and a girl who was also living there died in front of him. From the opening hook, with the unhurried authority of a master, Brandon Hobson initiates the reader into the secret lives of lost and unwanted teenagers trying to survive in an uncaring world. "Weird and intimate, like Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen, Where the Dead Sit Talking takes us to a strange, dangerous place normally kept hidden. Sequoyah's voice is powerfully singular - both wounded and wounding - and this novel is a thrilling confirmation of Brandon Hobson's immense gifts on the page." - Laura van den Berg, author of Find Me " Where the Dead Sit Talking is a sensitive and searching exploration of a youth forged in turbulence, in the endless aftermath of displacement and loss. Sequoyah, his scars, and eye makeup will leave you with wide eyes and a brimming heart." - Chiara Barzini, author of Things That Happened Before the Earthquake "I fear and ferociously admire everything Brandon Hobson creates. A wonderful, harrowing novel." - Brian Evenson, author of The Open Curtain
Hobson writes with a humane authority but without giving his characters any alibis. " Where the Dead Sit Talking is a tender and unflinching look at shell-shocked young lives as they try in the eddies of foster care to keep their heads above water. "Hobson presents a painfully visceral drama about the overlooked lives of those struggling on the periphery of mainstream society." - Booklist Its teen protagonists offer interest for young adults." - Library Journal "Hobson's eloquent prose and story line will keep literary and general fiction readers turning pages. Far more than a mere coming-of-age story, this is a remarkable and moving novel." - Publishers Weekly Hobson's narrative control is stunning, carrying the reader through scenes and timelines with verbal grace and sparse detail.
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