As Michelle Berry’s fourth novel begins, the ambulance carrying 28-year-old, 700-pound Sylvia Swamp has been diverted to a veterinary hospital. Sylvia has suffered a coronary embolism and needs a CT scan, but the machine at the local hospital can’t handle her bulk. Having eaten her way to death’s door, she uses the journey to reflect upon the history of her depraved family. (Dysfunctional is too mild a word in this case.) Read more…