Sad as the Day I was Born — Randy Russell

Sad as the Day I was Born encapsulates an offbeat world full of fascinating oddities. The narrative threads a bewildering journey of a man lost on a frozen lake, a crumbling TV docudramady, an eerie apartment building, a fast-food joint serving psychedelic meals, an unsettling secret hotel, a cabaret, and an apocalyptic snowstorm. This bizarre universe is further embellished with curious cats from a café, a gruesome murder, a modern plague, and a hidden cabaret. As the boundary between the recent past and near future blurs, the ordinary and extraordinary intricately intertwine, reflecting a distorted mirror of our contemporary world. This unique novel unravels the ordinary into extraordinary, exploring themes of betrayal, obsession, intoxication, and an underlying sense of looming catastrophe.