'Taipei,' by Tao Lin

Published June 5, 2013

'Taipei,' by Tao Lin
They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine. They float up, or down, depending on the day, and then wander through Whole Foods or live-tweet bad … This fluid novel also posits … Read more on New York Times (blog)

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