Ignore these searing, naked tales of a lost America at your own risk. These are the brutal images of Her discarded children - the marginalized lives they lead and the desperate adults they become. They are a warning, a protest, a scream from the darkness by one of the country's boldest, most original young writers - Youngstown, Ohio's Noah Cicero. Michael Allen, Grumpy Old Bookman: "The subject matter is dark and might be depressing but for the author's sense of humour. Which is dry, droll, and succeeded in making me laugh. A lot more than many books do." Harvey Pekar, author of American Splendor and The Quitter: "This is a very good, homemade book about White Trash America. It's full of angry, humorous and intelligent insights. I read it in one sitting." Reader of Depressing Books: "Here's why I liked your novel Burning Babies. Because the voice. Because of who you are, I guess. If I like someone's voice, then I'll read anything they write, because I trust them. Subject matter doesn't matter to me. I like your voice because you do not explain things that are obvious." About the Author Noah Cicero was born in 1980 in Youngstown, Ohio, where he still lives. His first book, The Human War, was published in 2003 by Fugue State Press.