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You Don't Belong Here Paperback – June 1, 2023
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Morris came to Manderlay Colony to write, to share his truth, and create something literary. But on his last night in the quiet, small town, a series of events leave him trapped, with shrinking funds and no sure means of escape. As the hours and days pass, the beer bottles pile up on the bar counter, and as he confronts a man from his past, his sense of self is challenged. Jonathan Harper's debut novel is snarky, at times brutal, exploration of the modern man who stands at the mouth of a tunnel, knowing that what's inside will change him, and not always for the better.
- Print length264 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLethe Press
- Publication dateJune 1, 2023
- Dimensions5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101590215850
- ISBN-13978-1590215852
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"A strange, original, surprising book, like a queer Kafka novel set in a mountain resort town of gingerbread houses, bad memories, and nightmares. Jonathan Harper writes nimbly, observes well, and imagines wildly. This is a terrific first novel." - Christopher Bram, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Lives of the Circus Animals
"With You Don't Belong Here, Jonathan Harper has written a tight, tense novel that grabs you and doesn't let go. His lead character, a writer ending his residency in an artists' colony, finds himself trapped in an idyllic village which becomes decidedly less idyllic as he's stranded by his own self-sabotage and the treachery and manipulation of a shady cast of characters. Jonathan Harper has a fine eye for the damaged people who populate this village and this book, and sprinkles in enough dark humor to break the tension and give the reader an opportunity to breathe." - Rob Byrnes, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of When the Stars Come Out
"You Don't Belong Here reads like a Cheever fever dream-grim, literary, and domestically harrowing. As far as narratives of alcohol go, Harper's book is a chilling revision of The Lost Weekend for a modern era." - L.A. Fields, Lambda Literary Award finalist and author of Homo Superiors
"A claustrophobic novel about destructive friends and destructive urges." - Kirkus Reviews
"Jonathan Harper's You Don't Belong Here blends the finely wrought horror of a top-tier episode of the Twilight Zone with the observational deftness of Mary Gaitskill. This is a propulsive debut that I absolutely couldn't put down-and the absolute shocker of an ending haunted me for days afterward. Through a tale that is equally terrifying and seductive, Harper captures the highly specific pain of a life unlived with an unflinching eye and a sharp humor. " - Laura Bogart, author of Don't You Know I Love You
"You Don't Belong Here is a booze-soaked bender of a novel, a hauntological examination of second chances, a restless past, and an unlived future that unfolds with all the melancholy and drama of a memory play turned recurring nightmare." - Robert Levy, author of The Glittering World
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- Publisher : Lethe Press (June 1, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 264 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1590215850
- ISBN-13 : 978-1590215852
- Item Weight : 10.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,899,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,143 in LGBTQ+ Genre Fiction (Books)
- #12,188 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #16,838 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
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A domestically harrowing read as each thread of one man's sanity frays, thins, and snaps one by one.
You Don’t Belong Here is an effective cautionary tale to keep in mind on future trips. The book centers on an east coast intellectual type stuck in a small but quaint Southern town after a figure from his past disrupts his plans and his sense of self. The “fish out of water” is a familiar set up, but here the social dynamics and behaviors subvert the usual expectations and stereotypes. Instead, the narrative explores what happens when one man drops out of his life to reckon with his past and chase the pleasures of the non-“real” life (or what might have happened if Alice lingered at the mad tea party after finding herself in Wonderland instead of looking for a way home).
I love the way Harper explored this concept throughout the book, and especially the way it can feel both liberating and sinister in the same way that a small town can feel both charming and oppressive as you start to examine it more closely. Both feelings were captured perfectly here. I am looking forward to reading more by this author!
The author takes the story another step further—what if you couldn’t leave? What if staying served a darker purpose?
This is a very well written angsty dark speculative novel with an underlying dread and despair. The main character’s trip to this weird town for a writing retreat is also punctuated by the unstable state of his homelife. An endlessly spiraling loop, very well plotted.
By the end of the story, I was shouting at the main character to go, go, go!
I highly recommend this off-beat novel from Lethe Press.