Proulx's book "The Shipping News" was a wonderful book. The movie was crap, though.
Then she, Proulx, that is, moved out west and her short stories became very, very strange and outre(appropriate word for Hollyweird).
But I can tell you for certain, I will not be watching the awards ceremony this year. My God, that my self-indulgence is difficult to abide.
Yes. 'Accordion Crimes' was almost a satire of 'wierd violent tales'.