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Oct 01, 2009 — See The New York Times

Willing Davidson writes a review of Lydia Millet's (UNC '90) book, "Love in Infant Monkeys" in the Oct. 1 New York Times book review.

Lydia Millet’s stories uniformly begin with arresting lines, all of them guns on the wall, waiting to go off. "When a bird landed on her foot thepop star was surprised." "The dog was serious, always had been." "I knew a great man once." High stakes, yes, but also the promise of a bit of fun, a promise that this collection rarely forgets. "Love in Infant Monkeys" is Millet’s first story collection (after six novels), and it centers on the interactions between celebrities and animals. ...



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