It all begins when Rita loses her uterus at the shopping mall. If that sounds like an unusual premise for a book, well... this is an unusual book. Concentrating on the pleasure of language and metaphor, author Laurie Foos introduces us to a world thrown into chaos by Rita's loss, as reproduction, feminism, red high-heel shoes, breakfast cereal, talk shows, impotence, and scrambled eggs all play their roles in the grand scheme of things. Ex Utero isn't a novel as much as it is a sprawling prose poem about sexuality and the human condition, and it is a joyous, mirthful, and occasionally thought-provoking journey. ( )

It's a really fun book. ( )

Laurie Foos is hardly Sigmund Freud, and Ex Utero is a purely pop creation. But far be it from me to deny anyone the pleasure of reading this lightning-quick, chuckle-inducing mite of a book.

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