Flawless (JT Leroy); thoroughly enjoyable read (San Francisco
Chronicle); wonderful, terrible, dangerous stories (Pam Houston). Jodi
Angel's collectionnow in paperbackreceived widespread acclaim
encapsulated by the Buffalo Daily News: She's got gripping tales to
tell, and each comes across as that rare bird of fictionthe utterly
fresh story. The teenaged characters face situations spiraling out of
their control, and each totters between disaster and grace. This
precarious world is putty in Jodi Angel's nimble hands, hails the Los
Angeles Times. Written with raw directness and understanding that makes
these ten stories impossible to forget, The History of Vegas is a
must-read debut.