Tom Williams

Gay abandon: Filthy Animals, by Brandon Taylor, reviewed

In a series of linked short stories, characters battle to control their basic instincts — mostly unsuccessfully

Caption reads: Brandon Taylor. Credit: Bill Adams 
issue 07 August 2021
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  • Filthy Animals

    Brandon Taylor

    Daunt Books, pp. 316, £9

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