Every time Chris tries to figure out what to do and how to exist he's confronted with a way that this too, is monstrous.
I hesitate to describe him as a monster (even though he's described as such throughout the text) because of the way the book plays with the idea of monstrosity. He wants to be, but he's a kid turning into a vampire and (in this world) that means he's doomed to either kill humans or literally go insane as his body turns against him. The protagonist is very sympathetic because of his situation, but he's not good. The thing about THIRSTY is that there are no heroes and no one is actually meant to be likeable. Looks like it's going to ruin Chris's month. Suddenly learning you're a vampire doomed to brief madness before death or (best case scenario) a long life of cannibalism will ruin anyone's day. A savagely funny tale of terror, teen angst, suspense, and satire from National Book Award winner M. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch'muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire.
All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz.
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