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Giraffe Carcass
Lacey lost her mother to cancer. Now, Lacey and her father are just trying to survive the sadness overwhelming their house. Neither one is coping well. When it feels like things can’t get much worse, a dead giraffe appears in their backyard. They call the police to dispose the carcass. The following day, another giraffe appears, also dead. Every day, it’s another rotting giraffe.
The police and neighbors all think the father, Richard, is to blame. He is, after all, walking around with his dead wife’s urn, talking to it like she can hear him. Lacey isn’t so sure. She knows her dad might be losing it but thinks the weird, old lady who’s always warning about the zombie apocalypse could be involved.
Together, Lacey and Richard need to figure out how to make this rain of giraffe carcasses stop before the strain of this surreal nightmare shatters whatever hope they have left.
The police and neighbors all think the father, Richard, is to blame. He is, after all, walking around with his dead wife’s urn, talking to it like she can hear him. Lacey isn’t so sure. She knows her dad might be losing it but thinks the weird, old lady who’s always warning about the zombie apocalypse could be involved.
Together, Lacey and Richard need to figure out how to make this rain of giraffe carcasses stop before the strain of this surreal nightmare shatters whatever hope they have left.
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Published November 7, 2019
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J. Peter W.
25 books17 followersJ. Peter W. is an American author of horror, bizarro, and dark fantasy for readers of all ages.
He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife and children.
He currently lives in Richmond, VA with his wife and children.
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March 6, 2019
Dead and decomposing giraffes appear in a back yard each morning. The urn of a deceased wife instructs her husband how to go about preparing the corpses. A grief-stricken daughter questions the sanity of her father. Dying vultures plummet to earth as something indescribable comes together. I devoured every page of this compulsively readable book in one sitting to reach the ultimate conclusion, and urge you to do the same.
November 18, 2018
This book is best described as the bizarro Noah’s Ark. I almost feel like referring to it as such is a spoiler. But I don’t feel like knowing small parallels between this book and Noah’s Ark exist detracts from the enjoyment of the story.
The tension builds throughout as more and more animals fall from the sky, and what initially seems like an inconvenience ends up more like a blessing in disguise.
The story never went where I expected and feared it would go. The author never gives away the conclusion. We only know something ominous awaits us. I really enjoyed how information was withheld (and slowly divulged) to keep me engaged.
It is a great high-concept idea, and execution is admirable.
The tension builds throughout as more and more animals fall from the sky, and what initially seems like an inconvenience ends up more like a blessing in disguise.
The story never went where I expected and feared it would go. The author never gives away the conclusion. We only know something ominous awaits us. I really enjoyed how information was withheld (and slowly divulged) to keep me engaged.
It is a great high-concept idea, and execution is admirable.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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