The Complete Down and Out in Seattle and Tacoma Series
Sleeping in the Daytime, Novella One: Courting Mediocrity, Novella Two: Squatting in the Shadow of an Ant, Novella Three
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Nick Paras
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Jack was never “right,” but that’s a lot of what made him magnetic to other people.
When he was younger, he was that guy that girls wanted to be around.
People were drawn in by him, even later on when there wasn’t much of him left.
I never understood that. He never really put a lot of energy into grooming and maintaining relationships with people.
I guess when you see someone that is content spending their time alone, it creates a vacuum and people flood in like water choking a storm drain.
Even as his deterioration became apparent, people threw him lifelines. The tragedy of Jack was that he always seemed so close to salvageable. If you loved him, and I did, you could never stop trying to pull him back into the lifeboat, but you just couldn’t. He was always just out of reach. It would have been easier to cut him loose if he was just an obvious lost cause. The fact that the world left him behind is no reason to ignore his existence. It’s the opposite. The fact that the world left him behind is the reason someone needs to tell his story.
Transgressive author Christopher J. Stockwell's absurdist and satirical take on transgressive fiction goes beyond the confined by norms paradigm and into the gutter.
Charles Bukowski’s L.A. is an alcohol-induced blackout. Irvine Welsh’s Scotland is a blue-faced overdose. Christopher Stockwell’s Seattle is a medically-prescribed nightmare. The down and out series takes you there and shows you the view you can only get from the gutter. Enjoy.
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- Renz
- 04-01-25
Great Exploration of Love
What makes this book truly stand out is its honest and unflinching portrayal of love and helplessness. It’s a painful yet necessary reminder of the people society often overlooks—the ones who drift further away no matter how many lifelines are thrown their way.
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- Robert M
- 04-02-25
Raw and honest
The writing has this raw, gut-punching honesty. It’s strange, it’s chaotic, and it’s darkly funny in ways that might make you feel a bit guilty for laughing—but somehow, that just adds to its authenticity. You’re not just reading about Jack; you’re orbiting around him, watching people try to reach him, witnessing him sink deeper anyway. And you keep listening because, deep down, you’re hoping that maybe this time he’ll turn things around.
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- Yekini mills
- 04-01-25
very good
This story has a raw, emotional feel to it. Jack is a complex character, and the writing pulls you into his world. It’s not light, but it’s honest and makes you think.
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- MW
- 04-01-25
haunting story
It’s the kind of book that burrows under your skin and won’t leave—dirty and gritty and painfully honest. Jack’s not a hero or even a human being you get to know, but you feel him, and that’s why the book hits so hard. Stockwell writes with the same motion he might to draw a burning cigarette along a page—sharp and smoky and never ever going in to be pretty. It’s not a redemption story; it’s nearer to witnessing a person slip away just beyond your reach, and you keep hoping anyway. If you're a reader who likes Bukowski or Welsh, this one doesn’t tip its hat in that direction—it goes headfirst and never resurfaces to take a breath.
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- LM1985 Tucson
- 04-01-25
time traveling material!
Listened from the hospital—this one pulled me into the gutter in the best way. I did live in Seattle for a while,so it totally made me go back to 2016! Raw, absurd, kinda hilarious, kinda heartbreaking. Jack’s slow unraveling felt too real sometimes. Loved the weirdness but not all the chaos hit right for me. Still, it sticks with you. Good to get distracted from reality.
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- nando
- 04-02-25
Bleak, raw, and strangely unforgettable
This story doesn’t ask for sympathy but instead it dares you to sit with discomfort. Jack’s spiral is messy, bleak, and painfully human, and the writing leans into that with sharp, unflinching honesty.
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- Lacey
- 04-02-25
A Magnetic, Messy Fall
This audiobook really stuck with me. It paints a raw, almost uncomfortable portrait of someone who draws people in, despite seemingly pushing them away. You get this sense of watching a slow-motion collapse, and the frustrating helplessness of those who try to help. The setting, a gritty slice of the 80s/90s Pacific Northwest, feels so authentic, like you're eavesdropping on a world most people ignore. It's a heavy listen, but undeniably powerful.
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- hudlocke
- 04-02-25
Punk fiction
This audiobook lives in a seedy world that is very fun to visit. Lots of vibrant characters. Excellent pace. Dirty, in the best ways. And an excellent narrator.
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- L. Rowland
- 04-01-25
time traveling
Jack is the kind of guy who sucks you in without even trying and you keep thinking he might turn it around but nope he just keeps slipping. The writing doesn’t sugarcoat anything it’s raw a little absurd and a whole lot of bleak. Feels like being dragged through the worst parts of seattle by someone who stopped caring a long time ago but you can’t look away
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- Morgan Cong
- 04-02-25
Amazing
A very creative book, really good. Its good this is a series. Narrated at a good standard also.
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