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Jon Archer: A Comedy
Jon Archer wants to get home to his comfortable bed. He’s on his way to it in fact when he suddenly and inexplicably finds himself standing in the middle of a desert. Life deals him three more strange hands in the form of a talking goat, a British-speaking spider, and when he thought things couldn’t get weirder, a space man. Life can be a bizarre ride sometimes, proof is in these three life forms wanting, desiring to get to their own home.
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Published October 26, 2017
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J.B. Taylor
19 books45 followersJ.B Taylor lives in Indiana with his dog, Chico. He lives to write and writes to live. His inspirations span every genre, but he has a particular fondness for science fiction, cyberpunk, and dystopian tales.
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April 30, 2020
Knowing J.B.'s humour from Twitter and YouTube, I had a feeling this was going to be a bit on the wacky side. You can tell he was having a ball writing it. Well, at least it seemed that way to me, anyhow.
There was some really good ideas going on here, the absurdity, the banter here and there, the main character's thoughts, the punchy humour. Although I wouldn't say it was laugh out loud funny, but it did make me smile from time to time. And I didn't know where it was going either, which is always a good thing.
The ending was a surprise, too. I think it worked well enough. Appreciated the punch. It worked with the overall style.
But it's not high fives all round, because it wasn't without it's faults. This would've benefited greatly with a little more fleshing out, a little more care with the flow of the writing would have just edged it a little more on the stars, too. That's how I felt anyway. But the goods are all there. They are definitely all there. It just falls shy of being something great.
This is also the first of J.B. Taylor's work I've read, and I'm not sure if he writes wacky stuff all the time, but it suits him. And I honestly think he should be going down that route. Maybe he already does. He's got a head for it, that's for sure.
Anyway, I recently read Douglas Hackle's Terror Mannequin, and in some ways, this has a similar vibe, just not quite as polished.
But like I say, it could be. It so could be.
It's a short story. It's on Kindle Unlimited, and it's also only 99p to buy at the moment. A fifteen minute zip through and it gave me a chuckle.
2.5 stars rounded to 3.
Definitely an above average short story.
Could have scored higher.
There was some really good ideas going on here, the absurdity, the banter here and there, the main character's thoughts, the punchy humour. Although I wouldn't say it was laugh out loud funny, but it did make me smile from time to time. And I didn't know where it was going either, which is always a good thing.
The ending was a surprise, too. I think it worked well enough. Appreciated the punch. It worked with the overall style.
But it's not high fives all round, because it wasn't without it's faults. This would've benefited greatly with a little more fleshing out, a little more care with the flow of the writing would have just edged it a little more on the stars, too. That's how I felt anyway. But the goods are all there. They are definitely all there. It just falls shy of being something great.
This is also the first of J.B. Taylor's work I've read, and I'm not sure if he writes wacky stuff all the time, but it suits him. And I honestly think he should be going down that route. Maybe he already does. He's got a head for it, that's for sure.
Anyway, I recently read Douglas Hackle's Terror Mannequin, and in some ways, this has a similar vibe, just not quite as polished.
But like I say, it could be. It so could be.
It's a short story. It's on Kindle Unlimited, and it's also only 99p to buy at the moment. A fifteen minute zip through and it gave me a chuckle.
2.5 stars rounded to 3.
Definitely an above average short story.
Could have scored higher.
April 19, 2018
A quick read with some solid LOL moments. It's a fun bit of nonsense.
A full review to post on my blog in time.
A full review to post on my blog in time.
November 2, 2017
A crazy, fun adventure that had me shaking my head and chuckling more than once.
April 25, 2018
Jon Archer reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, where the fantastical happens and the main character, Jon, takes it in stride. The characters were entertaining and well thought out. This is a short book so the plot wasn't too involved. We have travelers stuck on a train, trying to find their way home. This book had some errors, some of which I can attribute to formatting. Several things took me out of the story and I had to look back to make sure I was reading what I was reading. I also wasn't a fan of the end, but that's just me.
Overall, Jon Archer is a quick, fun read.
Overall, Jon Archer is a quick, fun read.
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