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    Jim Krusoe

    Girl Factory (Tin House) In Jim Krusoe's strange and funny new novel, six women are being preserved in acidophilus in the basement of a frozen yogurt shop. The innocent hero's attempts to save these kidnapped beauties are disastrous.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • May 8, 2008 • 30m Listen

    Girl Factory (Tin House)

    Jim Krusoe's strange and funny new novel, six women are being preserved in acidophilus in the basement of a frozen yogurt shop. The innocent hero's attempts to save these kidnapped beauties are disastrous. Why are innocence and beauty destroyed, and, more to the point, why does it all read like a dream?

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