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aratecla_the_bookrat's review
5.0
"He said when you shoot dope you experience the bliss of death for a little, and it helps you transition into the real thing. They'd been eating microwave mac and cheese last week when he said the distinction between life and death was arbitrary".
This book was such a pleasant discovery! As I started reading it I found myself craving the next story and the next, with every one never disappointing.
This collection of short stories is filled with So Much Heart that a book title has never been more appropriate!
The stories vary from bizarre to very dark, but all have in common characters with some mental health or problematic situations, all portrayed with such compassion and objectivity.
This is what struck me, the ability to write such heart breaking and dark stories without the use of stereotypes. Writing such characters in a way to make the reader believe them and their stories are real or they could be somewhere..
I really recommend this collection that will punch you in the stomach whilst laughing. You'll feel confused, satisfied, angry and upset but it'll leave you with So Much Heart!!
Thank you Drew Buxton for the opportunity to read it and this is my honest review.
This book was such a pleasant discovery! As I started reading it I found myself craving the next story and the next, with every one never disappointing.
This collection of short stories is filled with So Much Heart that a book title has never been more appropriate!
The stories vary from bizarre to very dark, but all have in common characters with some mental health or problematic situations, all portrayed with such compassion and objectivity.
This is what struck me, the ability to write such heart breaking and dark stories without the use of stereotypes. Writing such characters in a way to make the reader believe them and their stories are real or they could be somewhere..
I really recommend this collection that will punch you in the stomach whilst laughing. You'll feel confused, satisfied, angry and upset but it'll leave you with So Much Heart!!
Thank you Drew Buxton for the opportunity to read it and this is my honest review.
thegrimbookworm's review
4.5
I received this book by the author. Thank you so much! My review is my own honest opinion.
First of all, can we all pause to appreciate this book cover? The cover art is absolutely amazing! I kept finding myself studying it when I wasn't reading the book. Now, on to the review!
These short stories are snippets of struggling people's lives, written like it's a normal Monday for them, but reality is they're anything but normal. There's an odd whimsy to these tales, despite them being so gritty and dark. How Buxton managed to make intrusive thoughts, mental illness, and addiction somehow lighthearted, I don't know, but he did. That being said, you have to have a grim dark humor to think that I suppose. That'd be me, my humor is dark.
My only gripe with these snippets is, I wish they were longer. That's more of a compliment than anything bad. I get sucked right into this wacky ride, only for it to be over and on to the next story. I use the term 'snippet' here as these don't have definitive conclusions. It's like sitting in front of a TV and flipping the channel after watching a show for a few minutes. I was put off by this at first, I'm so used to more definitive conclusions, but then the more stories I read, the more I tossed that bother out the window and buckled up for the ride.
I would absolutely recommend this debut collection of short stories for anyone with the same grim humor. There are triggers galore in this, so be advised!
First of all, can we all pause to appreciate this book cover? The cover art is absolutely amazing! I kept finding myself studying it when I wasn't reading the book. Now, on to the review!
These short stories are snippets of struggling people's lives, written like it's a normal Monday for them, but reality is they're anything but normal. There's an odd whimsy to these tales, despite them being so gritty and dark. How Buxton managed to make intrusive thoughts, mental illness, and addiction somehow lighthearted, I don't know, but he did. That being said, you have to have a grim dark humor to think that I suppose. That'd be me, my humor is dark.
My only gripe with these snippets is, I wish they were longer. That's more of a compliment than anything bad. I get sucked right into this wacky ride, only for it to be over and on to the next story. I use the term 'snippet' here as these don't have definitive conclusions. It's like sitting in front of a TV and flipping the channel after watching a show for a few minutes. I was put off by this at first, I'm so used to more definitive conclusions, but then the more stories I read, the more I tossed that bother out the window and buckled up for the ride.
I would absolutely recommend this debut collection of short stories for anyone with the same grim humor. There are triggers galore in this, so be advised!
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