Minus the Spine

Moody really got bashed when he won that big fellowship a few years back (was it worth the PR, Mr. Moody?) — bad life decisions notwithstanding, I really liked The Ice Storm. Your review of his novellas has convinced me to read it — if Moody can get a better publicist (is he channeling James Frey, perhaps?), he may rise again to one of the better contemporary authors in America.