PositiveThe Rumpus... uses stereotypes—the rapacious, prosaic nature of these beasts—to amplify the grotesque impulse of want and greed inherent in both animal and man ... From the first page, this book reads like a holy text, heavily allegorical and laden with symbolism ... The prose is clear and uncomplicated ... highlights the disconnect between \'[t]he world put[ting] its crap out in a bucket on the street for Monday’s pickup\' and thinking that \'that’s the same thing as making it disappear\' ... beautiful and unsettling.
