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Hideout: Bibliodiscoteque #16

Swamplandia!

Karen Russell’s Swamplandia! is a one title Recommended Reading List. It incorporates the strong female narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird’s Scout, with the subtly of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the believable absurdity of Haruki Murakami, and the roadside attractiveness of Tom Robbins. I typically prefer reading grittier tales, but Russell’s voice is both cynical and disarming with wry smiles and dismissive jumps in narrative that perfectly capture the tone of adolescence.

1. Swamp – Ass Pocket of Whiskey
2. Swamp Gas – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
3. See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley
4. Alligator Assassinator – Fake Problems
5. Crazy Alligator – Guitar Fucker
6. Alligator – Hard Nips
7. Alligator Shoes – Juvies
8. Alligator Girl – The Raymen
9. Gator Stomp -Rocket to Memphis
10. Alligator Man – The Meteors
11. Gator Circus – Slim Bawb & Gator Bait
12. Surfin’ Alligator – Rat Holic
13. When A ‘Gator Holler Folks Say It’s A Sign Of Rain (Take 1) – Margaret Johnson
14. Gator Hide – Vandals
15. Alligator Stomp – The Cramps
16. Alligator Wine – Omar and The Howlers
17. Low Down Alligator – Judy Henske

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