
The Zoo Where You're Fed to God
1994
First Published
3.85
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages
The acclaimed screenwriter of Echo Park offers a riveting novel of a man's descent into madness. After a painful divorce, Michael Ventura finds himself at the zoo—hearing voices and seeing into the souls of animals. Through the love of an extraordinary woman, he slowly begins to reconnect with himself and his past.
Avg Rating
3.85
Number of Ratings
114
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
34%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
3%
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Author

Michael Ventura
Author · 9 books
Michael Ventura is the author of WE'VE HAD A HUNDRED YEARS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND THE WORLD'S GETTING WORSE (with James Hillman) and LETTERS AT 3A.M.—REPORTS ON ENDARKENMENT. THE ZOO WHERE YOU'RE FED TO GOD is the first book of a trilogy titled THE TIGER, THE ROCK AND THE ROSE. Ventura has also embarked on a series of novels about Las Vegas. He divides his time between Austin and Los Angeles. From the back of THE ZOO WHERE YOU'RE FED TO GOD.