The Talk2 List book review: A Eurasian inferiority complex

[Tasha Raella Chemel]

In his newest collection, A Eurasian Inferiority Complex, best-selling author Dennis Shields creates a world filled with charming and unforgettable characters. A Polar Bear and a girl Scout might, at first glance, appear to have nothing in common, but like all of the    inhabitants of Shields world, both express a desire to escape from the confines of the linguistic parking lot. Though the fates of his characters   are left to the reader's imagination, it is clear that Shields himself has  left the linguistic parking lot in a cloud of dust. Stove-pipes and food stamps become experiencers, and scythes become patients. Surly cargo bays are not afraid to turn to spiders for  assistance. This is post-postmodern literature in its purest form.