Kamikaze Lust

Fiction. KAMIKAZE LUST puts a snappy spin on a traditional theme -- young woman in search of herself -- and stands it on its head. In a crackling, rapid-fire voice studded with deadpan one-liners and evocative descriptions, Rachel Silver takes us to such far-flung places as a pompous charity benefit, the set of an 'art-porn' movie, her best friend's body, Las Vegas casinos, and the psyche of her own porn-star alter ego, Silver Ray, all knit together by the unspoken question: who am I, anyway? And as Rachael tells it, asking the question is more important than knowing for sure could ever be. -- Kate Christensen.