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Murderland
Jeremy Jenkins is a pharmacist living a nightmare. America has made serial killing provisionally legal. What was once a crime is now a game. Juvenile delinquent Reapkids dressed as history's deadliest murderers roam the streets causing chaos. Cannibal Godless Jack Cavanagh is on every morning show. And Jeremy's girlfriend Cass, the love of his life, can't get enough of it. Could be worse. Creatures from another dimension could be infiltrating ours getting our women pregnant. He could live with the guilt of being history's most prolific serial killer. The fate of a world not worth saving could rest on his broad shoulders. Maybe they are. Maybe he is. Maybe it does.
294 pages, Paperback
First published July 21, 2013
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Garrett Cook
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Garrett Cook was born in Wenham, Massachusetts July 19th, 1982. There are other details, but they're depressing or banal, with the exception of his haunted birthplace, his struggle with bipolar and a brief, unfortunate cancer scare. Yawn. Garrett Cook's work is far more interesting. He examines crises of faith and conscience through a pulpy,surreal or magorealistic lens to create magical, paranoid worlds that he hopes will entertain, antagonize and endear you. His books Murderland part 1:h8, Murderland 2:Life During Wartime and Archelon Ranch and Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Detective are available on Amazon. He is one of the creators and editors of the magazine Imperial Youth Review.
What people are saying about Murderland Part 1: H8
"Perhaps he’s right. Perhaps that meat cleaver is our best hope for salvation. Or maybe he belongs in an asylum. MURDERLAND is a brutally shocking book. Demented. Logical. Disturbing. It can be crudely powerful one moment, tenderly skillful the next, so the reader never knows what’s coming. There’s no way to prepare. No way to protect yourself. Garrett Cook’s work has an edge … and it’s at your throat."-
Robert Dunbar, author of The Shore and Martyrs and Monsters
"The offbeat brilliance of this book will freak your face off-"
Gina Ranalli, author of Mother Puncher, Sky Tongues and House of Fallen Leaves
"I have not read a debut novel this good in a long time (or as far as I could remember)"- Jordan Krall, author of Piecemeal June and Squidpulp Blues
"An intense, satirical and above all entertaining read"- Andersen Prunty, author of Zerostrata and the Overwhelming Urge
"A savage, very original satire that openly mocks the American demigod-like worship of worthless celebrity with a future where despicable murderers become our new focus of adoration. It's as farcical as Swift's "A Modest Proposal," yet no less poignant."-
bravenewworks.com
"Action! Explosions! Hot broads! Garrett Cook is two-fisted Bizarro pulp. I love his stories"-
Jeff Burk, author of SHATNERQUAKE
Garrett Cook was born in Wenham, Massachusetts July 19th, 1982. There are other details, but they're depressing or banal, with the exception of his haunted birthplace, his struggle with bipolar and a brief, unfortunate cancer scare. Yawn. Garrett Cook's work is far more interesting. He examines crises of faith and conscience through a pulpy,surreal or magorealistic lens to create magical, paranoid worlds that he hopes will entertain, antagonize and endear you. His books Murderland part 1:h8, Murderland 2:Life During Wartime and Archelon Ranch and Jimmy Plush, Teddy Bear Detective are available on Amazon. He is one of the creators and editors of the magazine Imperial Youth Review.
What people are saying about Murderland Part 1: H8
"Perhaps he’s right. Perhaps that meat cleaver is our best hope for salvation. Or maybe he belongs in an asylum. MURDERLAND is a brutally shocking book. Demented. Logical. Disturbing. It can be crudely powerful one moment, tenderly skillful the next, so the reader never knows what’s coming. There’s no way to prepare. No way to protect yourself. Garrett Cook’s work has an edge … and it’s at your throat."-
Robert Dunbar, author of The Shore and Martyrs and Monsters
"The offbeat brilliance of this book will freak your face off-"
Gina Ranalli, author of Mother Puncher, Sky Tongues and House of Fallen Leaves
"I have not read a debut novel this good in a long time (or as far as I could remember)"- Jordan Krall, author of Piecemeal June and Squidpulp Blues
"An intense, satirical and above all entertaining read"- Andersen Prunty, author of Zerostrata and the Overwhelming Urge
"A savage, very original satire that openly mocks the American demigod-like worship of worthless celebrity with a future where despicable murderers become our new focus of adoration. It's as farcical as Swift's "A Modest Proposal," yet no less poignant."-
bravenewworks.com
"Action! Explosions! Hot broads! Garrett Cook is two-fisted Bizarro pulp. I love his stories"-
Jeff Burk, author of SHATNERQUAKE
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December 15, 2013
I read an interview with Ray Bradbury where he decried what he saw as the misinterpretations of his novel Fahrenheit 451. To him the book wasn't about censorship or book burning. It was about the pervasive nature of television. He also wrote an extremely prophetic short story titled "The Murderer," about a man who murders his house. In this story advertisements were projected on clouds in the sky and everyone had two-way wrist radios which they used to keep in constant communication with each other: "I'm at 113th now... 112th..." Sound familiar?
Today the reality has far surpassed that story. People update social media about every little movement they make, and television and video reality are even more insidious than Mr. Bradbury imagined. We now are updated on world events constantly, no matter where we are, via smartphones and tablet computers. Celebrities are defined solely as whoever can get screen time. It matters not what, if anything, they've done to get there, it only matters that they are.
In Garrett Cook's Murderland serial killers are idolized by society. Their deeds are followed obsessively by television pundits and the adoring public. A subculture has grown up around this phenomena, called "Reap." Laws are created to allow this activity to flourish, including designated "safe zones' where killers can practice their trade without fear of persecution. Fans of the top rated serial killers celebrate each new kill on social media and television. Programs glorify their deeds.
The culture of Murderland is violent and mirrors our own violent society and its decadent obsessions; but Murderland isn't about how violent the world has become. It's about the pervasive nature of media and how it corrupts. It corrupts absolutely.
At the heart of Murderland is Jeremy Jenkins. Jeremy doesn't like what he sees and he's just enough insane to believe he can do something about it, that he can change the world. His methods are extreme- to outdo the serial killers, he'll kill THEM, turn their own twisted reality back on themselves. It's a hopeless task, impossible, Herculean; but it's Jeremy's fate to see it through to the end.
The three sections of Murderland comprise a true Homeric epic. In the first section we are shown the terrible world Jeremy lives in, the world that if we look at it honestly, is really our own world. We meet all the principal characters, the serial killers, the pundits, the pawns, and Jeremy's beloved Cass. In the second section Jeremy goes on a bit of a spiritual quest and comes to understand his true purpose. In the final section the flames are ignited and all hell breaks loose. Jeremy, like a great epic hero must journey to the underworld and be reborn in order to triumph.
Murderland is a compelling work, engrossing and consuming from beginning to end. Full of characters we love and characters we hate, with social satire of the highest order. It filled me with fear at times, filled me with wonder at other times, made me look at the world around me with a critical eye, and even revealed things about myself to me. It's a rare book that came shake you up like that. Fortunately Cook is up to the task, and gives us something we can hold onto: the relationship between Jeremy and his lover Cass. This one element grounds the book emotionally, allowing us that one ray of hope that no matter how screwed up the world around us gets, love still exists, a love that can see us through anything.
Who do I recommend this book to? EVERY FLIPPING BODY. This is an important book, ripped from the soul of a complex, caring visionary. Read it, please.
Today the reality has far surpassed that story. People update social media about every little movement they make, and television and video reality are even more insidious than Mr. Bradbury imagined. We now are updated on world events constantly, no matter where we are, via smartphones and tablet computers. Celebrities are defined solely as whoever can get screen time. It matters not what, if anything, they've done to get there, it only matters that they are.
In Garrett Cook's Murderland serial killers are idolized by society. Their deeds are followed obsessively by television pundits and the adoring public. A subculture has grown up around this phenomena, called "Reap." Laws are created to allow this activity to flourish, including designated "safe zones' where killers can practice their trade without fear of persecution. Fans of the top rated serial killers celebrate each new kill on social media and television. Programs glorify their deeds.
The culture of Murderland is violent and mirrors our own violent society and its decadent obsessions; but Murderland isn't about how violent the world has become. It's about the pervasive nature of media and how it corrupts. It corrupts absolutely.
At the heart of Murderland is Jeremy Jenkins. Jeremy doesn't like what he sees and he's just enough insane to believe he can do something about it, that he can change the world. His methods are extreme- to outdo the serial killers, he'll kill THEM, turn their own twisted reality back on themselves. It's a hopeless task, impossible, Herculean; but it's Jeremy's fate to see it through to the end.
The three sections of Murderland comprise a true Homeric epic. In the first section we are shown the terrible world Jeremy lives in, the world that if we look at it honestly, is really our own world. We meet all the principal characters, the serial killers, the pundits, the pawns, and Jeremy's beloved Cass. In the second section Jeremy goes on a bit of a spiritual quest and comes to understand his true purpose. In the final section the flames are ignited and all hell breaks loose. Jeremy, like a great epic hero must journey to the underworld and be reborn in order to triumph.
Murderland is a compelling work, engrossing and consuming from beginning to end. Full of characters we love and characters we hate, with social satire of the highest order. It filled me with fear at times, filled me with wonder at other times, made me look at the world around me with a critical eye, and even revealed things about myself to me. It's a rare book that came shake you up like that. Fortunately Cook is up to the task, and gives us something we can hold onto: the relationship between Jeremy and his lover Cass. This one element grounds the book emotionally, allowing us that one ray of hope that no matter how screwed up the world around us gets, love still exists, a love that can see us through anything.
Who do I recommend this book to? EVERY FLIPPING BODY. This is an important book, ripped from the soul of a complex, caring visionary. Read it, please.
June 22, 2014
Envision a world that reveres serial killers and treat them like rock stars. Would the dissenter be considered the true psychopath?
This was only one of the questions that came to mind while reading Garret Cook's dystopic, very violent, and gloriously bizarre Murderland. In Murderland, Jeremy Jenkins is a pharmacist living in a world that worships serial killers. Fans and groupies call themselves names like Bundy Girls and Ripkids, wallow in a culture called Reap and hangs out at a Reap bar named Murderland. The government more than tolerates it creating Safe Zones where killer celebrities can hide in relative safety. The superstar of the psychopathic murderers has his own TV show. Even though the love of Jeremy's life Cass is caught up in the fandom, he sees a bigger threat; robotic like "demons" controlling people and getting girls pregnant. Jeremy sees these creatures as in league with the entire Reap culture.
I don't think it is a spoiler to say Jeremy has major issues of his own. But who would be crazier? A psychopathic society or a psychopathic murderer committed to taking down that society. The author is taking on a big task in this novel. It is foremost an horrific satire examining our society's cultural obsession with the media, our worship of pop idols and the exploitation of violence. There is more than a little anarchic playfulness amongst the terror and violence. Yet Cook throws in a love story (Cass isn't all that together neither) and manages to keep the action flowing throughout the story. But here is where we get into a few problems. The first part of the novel reads like a bizarro American Psycho in which the emphasis is on the two narrations; Jeremy's and the voice in Jeremy's head. Then the author adds the narrative of Cass which changes the focus. I missed the tension of Jeremy's conflict as he questions his sanity. This part is lost to a certain extent and doesn't come back until later in the book. In fact, the alternating of the three narration can becomes a bit confusing. Plus the task of balancing a love story, socio-political satire and a straight-out horror action tale became sometimes a little precarious and I wondered occasionally if the author was taking too much on in one story.
Yet there is more right than wrong here. If I was thrown a little by the middle, the author does manage to pull all parts together in a solid and definitive ending. Despite some issues, Murderland is the work of a young but brave writer who isn't afraid to take on the societal big guns with his pen...or word processor or typewriter or computer or whatever those cheeky little author bastards are using nowadays. Murderland is an exciting but insightful novel and if it isn't totally perfect, it is causing that copy of Garret Cook's TIME PIMP sitting on my desk to scream at me, "READ ME, DAMMIT!"
This was only one of the questions that came to mind while reading Garret Cook's dystopic, very violent, and gloriously bizarre Murderland. In Murderland, Jeremy Jenkins is a pharmacist living in a world that worships serial killers. Fans and groupies call themselves names like Bundy Girls and Ripkids, wallow in a culture called Reap and hangs out at a Reap bar named Murderland. The government more than tolerates it creating Safe Zones where killer celebrities can hide in relative safety. The superstar of the psychopathic murderers has his own TV show. Even though the love of Jeremy's life Cass is caught up in the fandom, he sees a bigger threat; robotic like "demons" controlling people and getting girls pregnant. Jeremy sees these creatures as in league with the entire Reap culture.
I don't think it is a spoiler to say Jeremy has major issues of his own. But who would be crazier? A psychopathic society or a psychopathic murderer committed to taking down that society. The author is taking on a big task in this novel. It is foremost an horrific satire examining our society's cultural obsession with the media, our worship of pop idols and the exploitation of violence. There is more than a little anarchic playfulness amongst the terror and violence. Yet Cook throws in a love story (Cass isn't all that together neither) and manages to keep the action flowing throughout the story. But here is where we get into a few problems. The first part of the novel reads like a bizarro American Psycho in which the emphasis is on the two narrations; Jeremy's and the voice in Jeremy's head. Then the author adds the narrative of Cass which changes the focus. I missed the tension of Jeremy's conflict as he questions his sanity. This part is lost to a certain extent and doesn't come back until later in the book. In fact, the alternating of the three narration can becomes a bit confusing. Plus the task of balancing a love story, socio-political satire and a straight-out horror action tale became sometimes a little precarious and I wondered occasionally if the author was taking too much on in one story.
Yet there is more right than wrong here. If I was thrown a little by the middle, the author does manage to pull all parts together in a solid and definitive ending. Despite some issues, Murderland is the work of a young but brave writer who isn't afraid to take on the societal big guns with his pen...or word processor or typewriter or computer or whatever those cheeky little author bastards are using nowadays. Murderland is an exciting but insightful novel and if it isn't totally perfect, it is causing that copy of Garret Cook's TIME PIMP sitting on my desk to scream at me, "READ ME, DAMMIT!"
March 28, 2016
As you can see from the amount of time I spent on this book, Murderland isn't going to be one that I will ever recommend or go back and read in the future. The premise is simple enough, The United States now allows serial killing. Some take up the opportunity, joining the hunt attempt to go down in history as a new generation of murderer. Others sit back and soak up the non-stop media coverage. Jeremy Jenkins and his girlfriend Cass are gobbled up in this world. Are they in too deep?
I found Murderland to be a complete bore. A wannabe mixture of "American Psycho" and "Dexter" but saturated with mundane attempts to be shocking, Murderland is not interesting or memorable. I am hoping that my next choice gives me something better to share with my Goodreads friends.
I found Murderland to be a complete bore. A wannabe mixture of "American Psycho" and "Dexter" but saturated with mundane attempts to be shocking, Murderland is not interesting or memorable. I am hoping that my next choice gives me something better to share with my Goodreads friends.
May 17, 2014
4.5 stars. A fascinating read that will leave a lasting impression on me. I think that the concepts involved and the world created within were incredible. The author was able to mesh many elements and types of narrative together seamlessly, in a way that really added depth to the storyline. The climax at the end is also pretty monumental. I loved the protagonist, not to mention all of the groups within the Reap culture. The editing was a bit of an issue for me. Perhaps this was just the Kindle version I read. I recommend this one and will be reading more from Cook soon.
September 6, 2020
This was such a deep read. It took me a few days to get through it, and each time I picked it up, I felt like it was necessary to switch my brain into 'bizarre' mode to make sense of the story.
Firstly, the idea of making murder legal is mind-blowing. (Not a new idea, still mind-blowing all the same.) This book demonstrates what life could be like if it were socially acceptable to worship murderers, and even watch their kills as a form of entertainment. I know that in real life that serial killers get fan mail from people, so the ideas in this story are not far fetched. It made me ask myself if I would be 'entertained' by murderers, and I came to the conclusion that I would NOT.
However, characters in this story dress like their fave killers and pretty much worship them. They are interviewed as celebrities. (Sidenote, I still don't think I would fall into the fandom of these killers)
So the main character, Jeremy, is a bit off the rails and isn't happy with the new laws and legal murder..I don't want to say too much for fear of giving something away.... Let's just say that this is a very interesting read
Firstly, the idea of making murder legal is mind-blowing. (Not a new idea, still mind-blowing all the same.) This book demonstrates what life could be like if it were socially acceptable to worship murderers, and even watch their kills as a form of entertainment. I know that in real life that serial killers get fan mail from people, so the ideas in this story are not far fetched. It made me ask myself if I would be 'entertained' by murderers, and I came to the conclusion that I would NOT.
However, characters in this story dress like their fave killers and pretty much worship them. They are interviewed as celebrities. (Sidenote, I still don't think I would fall into the fandom of these killers)
So the main character, Jeremy, is a bit off the rails and isn't happy with the new laws and legal murder..I don't want to say too much for fear of giving something away.... Let's just say that this is a very interesting read
March 26, 2014
Murderland isn't for the squeamish and the narrow minded. This is a book that takes a look at a world where serial killers are treated like rock stars. They have book deals, their own merch and are worshipped because they kill. The disturbing thing is that in a way it mirrors our reaction to violence and how we are presented with violence on a daily basis but Cook goes a step further by having a character like Jeremy who is almost like the killers themselves except he's on a mission to save the world.
Written in a variety of narratives may seem confusing but it gives the story weight and makes the story far more interesting. By having the story narrated by Jeremy, Cass, and even the voice inside Jeremy's head you get the see the story from a wider angle.
Cook's Murderland is a book that you just don't see much of anymore. While a lot of reviews focus on more on the flaws of the Kindle text, they keepep potential readers away from a dark and complex story. This is a book that connected with me because of Jeremy. Is he martyr or just another serial killer? Is he insane or a true anti-hero. You have to read the book and find out.
Written in a variety of narratives may seem confusing but it gives the story weight and makes the story far more interesting. By having the story narrated by Jeremy, Cass, and even the voice inside Jeremy's head you get the see the story from a wider angle.
Cook's Murderland is a book that you just don't see much of anymore. While a lot of reviews focus on more on the flaws of the Kindle text, they keepep potential readers away from a dark and complex story. This is a book that connected with me because of Jeremy. Is he martyr or just another serial killer? Is he insane or a true anti-hero. You have to read the book and find out.
October 7, 2014
This was a tough one. A real Bizarro Masterpiece, Garret Cook's "Muderland" is the tale of Jeremy Jenkins, a pharmacist living in an America that made killing legal in some places. A culture of adoration towards serial killers (called here "Psychopomps") is born, kids dress up like their favorite pyschos from History. And Jeremy is the most prolific one, but he kills to prevent an invasion from the "Dark Ones", a race of beings he was taught to believe was going to invade the Earth.
The language is beautifully well-crafted, the characters are well developed, the story has many twists and turns on account of it's epistolary form, the ending is great. Mr. Cook created a detailed world, and the philosophical raised by this book are compelling and enrich the story. Five stars, for sure.
The language is beautifully well-crafted, the characters are well developed, the story has many twists and turns on account of it's epistolary form, the ending is great. Mr. Cook created a detailed world, and the philosophical raised by this book are compelling and enrich the story. Five stars, for sure.
June 24, 2014
American Psycho Meets Dexter Meets the History of Serial Killers Meets…
…Several different things at once. A heady cocktail of savagery and self-loathing. The premise made me make the immediate Running Man/Purge connection, but the more I read, the more I realized it was the furthest thing from the truth. Cook has proven himself to be a world-builder with a vivid imagination; he isn’t afraid to push the social-commentary aspect of his novel to show us that his nightmarish rendition of the future isn’t really a rendition of the future at all, but something is disturbingly close to reality.
Jeremy Jenkins is a conflicted protagonist in more ways than one. While our society continues to point out that our terrorists and murderers have been elevated to godlike status, Jeremy Jenkins seizes the “opportunity” to do something about it. The author provides us with a man torn between action and inaction; he wavers on the threshold of indecision, yet he is clearly the only one with the gall to do anything about the twisted world; the frightening truth is that Jeremy must become the killer of killers, on a scale that transcends the simple vigilante concept.
There is a lot of depth to this story, and it’s enough to provoke self-revulsion. Cook knows his serial killers frighteningly well, but any reader who picks up on all the subtle jibs and references—if they have a conscience–is forced to wonder why we know so much about these killers, why we have chosen to read about them and “learn” about them.
This is an excellent, unique twist on the serial-killer horror subgenre. If you enjoy serial killer stories, this is the book that YOU MUST READ, which is an odd thing to suggest. If you like stories about murder… if you like stories that talk about all the killers you know so much about… but does that make us bad people if we know so much about these monsters? If we study Adolf Hitler, is that any different than studying Ed Gein? Is the purpose and the rationale behind our fascination any different?
Cook’s novel provides excellent context for discussion, and doesn’t back down. Ever. It’s unrelenting and will challenge the way readers think about the characters; it’s easy to become invested in the characters when readers are provided a chance to think about how they should approach the novel, and how they might have to rethink their own perception of the world around them.
…Several different things at once. A heady cocktail of savagery and self-loathing. The premise made me make the immediate Running Man/Purge connection, but the more I read, the more I realized it was the furthest thing from the truth. Cook has proven himself to be a world-builder with a vivid imagination; he isn’t afraid to push the social-commentary aspect of his novel to show us that his nightmarish rendition of the future isn’t really a rendition of the future at all, but something is disturbingly close to reality.
Jeremy Jenkins is a conflicted protagonist in more ways than one. While our society continues to point out that our terrorists and murderers have been elevated to godlike status, Jeremy Jenkins seizes the “opportunity” to do something about it. The author provides us with a man torn between action and inaction; he wavers on the threshold of indecision, yet he is clearly the only one with the gall to do anything about the twisted world; the frightening truth is that Jeremy must become the killer of killers, on a scale that transcends the simple vigilante concept.
There is a lot of depth to this story, and it’s enough to provoke self-revulsion. Cook knows his serial killers frighteningly well, but any reader who picks up on all the subtle jibs and references—if they have a conscience–is forced to wonder why we know so much about these killers, why we have chosen to read about them and “learn” about them.
This is an excellent, unique twist on the serial-killer horror subgenre. If you enjoy serial killer stories, this is the book that YOU MUST READ, which is an odd thing to suggest. If you like stories about murder… if you like stories that talk about all the killers you know so much about… but does that make us bad people if we know so much about these monsters? If we study Adolf Hitler, is that any different than studying Ed Gein? Is the purpose and the rationale behind our fascination any different?
Cook’s novel provides excellent context for discussion, and doesn’t back down. Ever. It’s unrelenting and will challenge the way readers think about the characters; it’s easy to become invested in the characters when readers are provided a chance to think about how they should approach the novel, and how they might have to rethink their own perception of the world around them.
August 17, 2014
DISCLAIMER: Garret Cook commented on one of my pictures once saying I was hot so I decided to buy "Murderland" because it was 99 cents and I thought I was going to kill myself that day. That being said,
This is an excellent book by a deceptively mild-mannered man who is inside, actually screaming all the time. The protagonist Jeremy Jenkins is also a deceptively mild-mannered man who is is inside, actually screaming all the time. In the dystopian world of reap culture, murder is legal and glorified. Jeremy Jenkins assumes the role of Mr. 400, killing murderers in quiet until his girlfriend Cass discovers his journal. (Should've encrypted that bitch.) and they go on to achieve notoriety as Jeremy Jenkins attempts to stop inter dimensional beings from impregnating and devouring the human race. Garret writes like a mad pimp on the best cocaine I've ever had, I want to take every other line of this book and paste it on my bedroom wall so that I have an apocalypse shield. Highly recommended, quality bizarro. If you're into that sort of thing.
This is an excellent book by a deceptively mild-mannered man who is inside, actually screaming all the time. The protagonist Jeremy Jenkins is also a deceptively mild-mannered man who is is inside, actually screaming all the time. In the dystopian world of reap culture, murder is legal and glorified. Jeremy Jenkins assumes the role of Mr. 400, killing murderers in quiet until his girlfriend Cass discovers his journal. (Should've encrypted that bitch.) and they go on to achieve notoriety as Jeremy Jenkins attempts to stop inter dimensional beings from impregnating and devouring the human race. Garret writes like a mad pimp on the best cocaine I've ever had, I want to take every other line of this book and paste it on my bedroom wall so that I have an apocalypse shield. Highly recommended, quality bizarro. If you're into that sort of thing.
March 13, 2014
I really liked the underlying theme, but the execution was marred by typographical and grammatical errors. According to the Afterword, this was Cook's first book, so perhaps his writing has improved in more recent books.
March 19, 2014
Oh, Bizarro. Nice to meet you. Interesting and truly crazy. Truly.
I purchased the Kindle version of this book and there were typos galore. Missing words, letters, etc.
I purchased the Kindle version of this book and there were typos galore. Missing words, letters, etc.
October 31, 2017
Not my cup of tea
I like a good horror book but this one is just to scattered and twisted for me. Also it contains too much cursing for not much reason to be enjoyable.
I like a good horror book but this one is just to scattered and twisted for me. Also it contains too much cursing for not much reason to be enjoyable.
October 29, 2014
This was difficult to finish- I could only read it in small chunks before my attention started to wander (abnormal for me, I just finished 470 pages of Snow Crash in 2 days). It is about 80% rants, diatribes, internal existential monologues, and dream sequences which seem to go on forever.
What the book is very light on is setting and world building. There are very few locations described and the mechanics of this complex dystopian world are never really brought up. It sort of weakens any cultural argument and makes it difficult to take any of the characters seriously.
I think there's about 100 pages worth of ideas here that are stretched pretty thin. My ebook copy from Amazon had some errors in it- not sure if it had to do with format changes, but some seemed to be grammatical.
What the book is very light on is setting and world building. There are very few locations described and the mechanics of this complex dystopian world are never really brought up. It sort of weakens any cultural argument and makes it difficult to take any of the characters seriously.
I think there's about 100 pages worth of ideas here that are stretched pretty thin. My ebook copy from Amazon had some errors in it- not sure if it had to do with format changes, but some seemed to be grammatical.
June 7, 2015
OK BOOK ... MANY EDITING ERRORS ... LITTLE TO LONG FOR THE PREMISE ...
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