Carnivore diet

Summary: First-novelist Slavin depicts a chaotic future in which suburbanites are heavily addicted to soporifics and terrorized by a voracious, multi-eyed beast called a chagwa. At the center of the novel are the Dunleavys: 14-year-old Dylan has recently lost his TV role as a boy rodent because his voice changed, and his congressman father is serving time in jail for misconduct; meanwhile, the family's precarious financial situation has taken a toll on Dylan's mom, Wendy. When the roaring, voracious chagwa turns up in their backyard, Dylan is injured. One of the people Wendy turns to for help is charming politician Ben Sotterburg, who seems to know a lot about cooking (he gives Wendy much practical advice for feeding the hairy menace) and who is constantly trailed by hordes of weeping women because of his heartbreaking ways. Ultimately, the entire city goes into a complete panic.