Do you like gritty books that feel like a gut punch? I've got the perfect recommendation for you. William T. Vollmann is not only one of the most underrated writers writing today, but few other authors have the range that he does. Earlier this year, our book club read his National Book Award winning Historical fiction, Europe Central, and it's hard to believe that it was written by the same author as this book: Whores for Gloria If you're a fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Cormac McCarthy, or Denis Jo