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Casa Del Queso

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Magical Realism

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A group house of twenty-somethings in Pittsburg, Kansas is suddenly rocked when jealousy turns to grief and grief turns to streams of water coming from the face of a former housemate. Can Darrah, the itinerant lesbian, find a way to stop the gushing water and save all the house's wayward husbands and redeem the house? Will infidelity destroy them all? Do any of them ever, ever go to bed? Find out in Casa Del Queso, by Brady Russell.

By: BradyDale
isis62, sorry you weren't into it. I thought the story was pretty straightforward. Water starts mysteriously falling out of one of the characer's faces and another one goes out to figure out why. It seems to symbolize anguish, so she goes looking for his often missing wife. That's all. It's ...
By: isis62
Sorry but I did not really like this. Too many characters, no clue as to what the story line was if there even was one. The narration was not so great either. I think maybe the author narrated this, so my apologizes for the criticism. I like to do reviews ...
By: BradyDale
Wow, ava, thanks! I'm so glad it meant something to you! Someday, I will finally get another book about Pittsburg up on here. I'm easily distracted. I was very excited to find this comment today!!!
By: ava
awesome this guy has to have lesbian friends and some real cool other friends this book reminds me of the people i hung out with when i was coming out. dude is way an oracle him self
By: BradyDale
Arana, thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I was so excited to see this, this morning. The characters probably feel real because, honestly, every single one is based on a real person and the CASA was a real group house in my hometown. Great bunch of crazy guys ...
By: Araña
i admit, while i was quite weary of the magical realism genre, i was very pleasantly surprised by this book. i enjoyed the characters (i'm a sucker for characters) and the whimsy added a succulent touch to it. i'm currently on my way to russell's website to read more fiction.
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  • Chapter 1: Enter the Lesbian

    Get introduced to the main housemates at Casa Del Queso, in various states of break-up and divorce.

  • Chapter 2: How Darrah Got Fired

    Meet Darrah. Find out how she rubs people the wrong way by staying on the side of right. Meanwhile, Brown, the Oracle, has a very bad feeling.

  • Chapter 3: Orgasm

    The Dago falls apart when he can't find his wife. He falls apart impossibly, unbelievably, and Darrah springs into action as only Darrah can.

  • Chapter 4: Mr. Happy

    Darrah gets a feeling that she stop in at the local No-Tell, Motel. Unbelievably, it yields a very important clue and persuades her that the only way she can stop the flow of grief and water from The Dago's face is by going to his home and seeing what she finds.

  • Chapter 5: Great Sage, Equal of Heaven

    Darrah can barely think as she anticipates finding The Dago's wife in bed. She didn't know what to expect as she broke in there, but it definitely was not for classic Chinese literature to come to life in the living room.

  • Chapter 6: Wedding Cake

    A lot can happen when you listen outside a mobile home. Besides Darrah's big discovery about what Anissa didn't do, they also realize that Eric has been at the house all along. He just collapsed in the front yard. Brown didn't see that coming, but he does see something. But what?

  • Chapter 7: Juggler

    Darrah hangs out and tries to stay awake by juggling as Misty screams at Mike, Mike tries to get away, Anissa glowers and the Library Thing tries to get her clothes on. Misty figures out how to get the cake to quit coming out of the Oldsmobile’s tailpipe. When they finish yelling, they each decide where they want to go next. Darrah wants to go to bed, but - not to give away the ending - she doesn't get to.

  • Chapter 8: Cheese

    The fast-paced resolution of Casa Del Queso. Everyone returns to the house and Anissa finally sees The Dago and all the water pouring from his face. Darrah does what she can to make it better, but she finally makes the wrong move. Of course, as Brown knew, it was all fated to happen from the beginning, even his role in it.

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