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getupkid10's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
beefmaster's review against another edition
4.0
Unlike much I’ve read in the best way: unpredictable, unique, weird, funny, horrifying, difficult, but always accessible. Kind of European in form but definitely horror in content. I will definitely read more of Cushing’s work
richardleis's review against another edition
4.0
Included in Night Worms' November 2019 "Feasting on Horror" subscription package, A Sick Gray Laugh is unlike anything I have read before. Nicole Cushing has crafted a slow burn rumination on history, literature, and (pop) culture kept from being tedious by a captivating mad persona narrator who anticipates reader questions while hatching unhinged plans. Uncomfortable and laugh-out-loud humor and madness lead to disturbed conclusions that make disturbing nihilistic sense. There is something particularly Gen-X about this novel that made a lot of sense to me, and left me a little uncertain about my own sanity.
ktjawrites's review against another edition
5.0
Cushing crafts a rich tapestry of twisted history, soaked in delightful strangeness.
pacardullo's review against another edition
5.0
Sick, disturbing, engrossing, entertaining, twisted, fun. Nicole Cushing hits it out of the park with this tale of/by Noelle Cashman. At turns, N.C. relays a fictional history, epidemiological study, memoir, and manifesto. At the same time, the reader can see a steady change in the narrator's demeanor/well-being. It all flows together well and pulls the reader along in unexpected directions. Nicole Cushing manages to inject humor (granted dark humor - or should I say "sick gray humor") into her tale of depression, nihilism, and madness. Pick this up.
fluoresensitive's review against another edition
(wild cackling) oh God, we fucked up letting quirky white women write books!