Wash Thoroughly with Soap and Water has to be one of the most horrible books ever written, unless you enjoy historic literature mingling with filth, humor and humility. There are few words to describe this darkly comedic yet gripping tour de force of personality and creativity. This book is art in its purest form. Nothing else sheds light on Generation X and its lost souls searching for their way in the world like this novel. From childhood to adolescence and adulthood, through the strife, love, sex, drugs, war, education and garnered wisdom aware of nothing but confusion, this novel finds something beautiful amongst the mess and leaves you wondering when you stopped laughing and started listening, learning and feeling. It is a fully illustrated, all-encompassing rarity that belongs on every bookshelf. Leave your sensitivity behind and open your eyes, because it's time to find the truth, laugh about it and then promptly Wash Thoroughly with Soap and Water.