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'X' looks at a subculture that mainstream American art has frequently shied away from

Davey Davis' book is far from an ordinary love story — it's a shocking and moving novel about what it means to be an outsider in a world that's crumbling around you.
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Lee, the narrator of Davey Davis' X, could be any person you see walking the streets of Brooklyn.

They have a day job at a big corporation, they're crashing at a friend's apartment after a messy breakup, and they spend their time listening to true-crime stories and hooking up with people they meet at clubs and parties. There's one difference, though.

"I listen to the murder podcast when I go for my late-night walks, salt squeaking beneath my boots," they explain. "In the

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