Creative Reviews discussion

Dammit, I've tried to write this review three times now, and something keeps interrupting, so I'm going to speed review this sucker before we get an earthquake or something...

OK, so Sheldon is an agoraphobe - he's afraid to go outside because of what he thinks is out there, which are these Horrible little dudes that he saw kill his parents at a young age. (Sheldon was at the young age, not his parents... that could have been explained better... Oh well! No Time! Onward!) I personally don't have phobias and struggle to even fathom what it would be like to be so scared of something that affects every aspect of your existence, but Lambert does a crack up job of getting me in Sheldon's head and making me feel as nervous and uncomfortable as Sheldon does anytime someone comes to his front door.

This is what makes this book a success and a good read. (Ha! Goodread! Look at me being clever! Yay clever me!) Sheldon is a good protagonist who I care about, so when a parade of these Horrible little bastards come motoring into town on their hogs and the body count shoots up, I'm rooting for Sheldon and his buddy Evan all the way. The Horribles are a unique "monster" that plays on the Terminator idea of bad machines with human tissue, and the only critique I have is that we never really find out exactly where they came from or why they're here, being all Horrible and shit. This could have easily gone on another 124 pages.

So, good book, I suggest you check it out, and it's a good price for the Kindle if you have one of those doo-dads. Read it, dog.

There, made it through. And just in time, too - the kids are waking up. Here comes that earthquake...

Yea for clever Steve! And thanks for not bringing the earthquake to me! We appreciate it here in the midwest!! :)