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Before I discuss The Vivisectors, the new novel by Missouri Williams, let me get something off my chest. Readers, I despise every last one of you. You’ve failed at every turn to recognize my achievements with due approbation. You’ve lavished praise on the most undeserving of my competitors, while refusing to allow my vastly superior efforts the most meager approval. For a long time, I assumed I was the one at fault. That so many could be so lacking in sophistication and taste was simply not p...