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thomaswjoyce's review against another edition
4.0
Bonkers. Ridiculous. Mental. I mean, it's all right there in the synopsis. If you've read other books by Bradshaw (like DON'T SMELL THE FLOWERS! THEY WANT TO STEAL YOUR BONES! or CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'VE ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONED A WORLD-ENDING MONSTER. WHAT NOW?) you should know what to expect, mostly. He has a hilarious sense of humour and will not hold back with the jokes. Some are good, and some are so-bad-they're-good. If you need some light-hearted, nonsensical horror, then Bradshaw's your man, and this is the book. Also, the physical dimensions of the book are a bit strange and the layout is weird, but the presentation as a user manual for a Mr Sucky is fantastic. He committed to the bit and should be commended for it.
kilosmom7's review against another edition
4.0
it took me a million years to finally get through this one but i'm happy i did.
Mr. Sucky is no ordinary hoover, NO, he is an embodiment of evil...or so he thinks, anyway.
There were no indicators for poor Clive the killer, he was so focused on his kill that he had all but forgotten to watch what he was eating...watch who he was eating WITH...
This whole story was a hoot. I loved the second voice (little Clive as i was calling him) and even more loved KEITH. I think i liked this one so much because amongst all the blood and guts there were actual comical parts. like...Bradshaw is a funny dude. some of the jokey jokes in here had me ROLLING. I also found the relationships that seemed to have no value to the story, ended up MAKING the story.
Mr. Sucky is no ordinary hoover, NO, he is an embodiment of evil...or so he thinks, anyway.
There were no indicators for poor Clive the killer, he was so focused on his kill that he had all but forgotten to watch what he was eating...watch who he was eating WITH...
This whole story was a hoot. I loved the second voice (little Clive as i was calling him) and even more loved KEITH. I think i liked this one so much because amongst all the blood and guts there were actual comical parts. like...Bradshaw is a funny dude. some of the jokey jokes in here had me ROLLING. I also found the relationships that seemed to have no value to the story, ended up MAKING the story.
vondav's review against another edition
4.0
The idea of a vacuum cleaner responsible for mayhem and murder is what drew me to this book. Clive Beauchamp had an unusual childhood which resulted in him becoming a serial killer. But when his latest victim became the killer, his consciousness ended up being transported to a Mr Sucky. a vacuum cleaner with bite.
From the start of the story Clive came across as a bit of a blundering fool. How he had got away with murder for so long was a mystery. If it was not for his inner voice, think of Jiminy Cricket on steroids, he would not have killed anyone. But when he died and was brought back to life in the body of a vacuum cleaner, he had a new purpose, to get revenge with the maximum amount of violence that a suction hose could make.
This was a quick read and a laugh a minute. The action was non-stop, and I was hooked from page one. Written from Clive’s POV made the story flow, his inner voice played a big part in the narrative, but there was no confusion as their words were written in italics. Whilst the inner voice had no identity, I was imagining that it was one of Clive’s siblings who met a tragic end, either by Clive’s or his father’s hands. As the killings started so did the gore and some of the killings were quite unique. I did wonder how much time the author looked at vacuum parts imagining what damaged to a human body each part could do. The killings were quite graphic and as I was reading these scenes, I was thinking was I wrong to laugh. The book had a lot of one-liners and play on words, usually between Clive and his inner voice which broke up the violence.
As the story continues you get to find out more about Mr Sucky’s victims and even their stories were detailed, and you soon find out the reason Angela was with Clive. One minor detail that I will mention is the naming of one of the victims. Whilst my name is not uncommon it is rare to see it in a story, even though they were dead.
This story was fun to read and if you like your horror filled with humour than this is the perfect read for you. One thing I did come away with, was that I will never look at my own vacuum cleaner in the same light again and got me thinking what other appliances could do the most damage to people. A great read which should not be read in public unless you want to be looked at when you start laughing aloud.
From the start of the story Clive came across as a bit of a blundering fool. How he had got away with murder for so long was a mystery. If it was not for his inner voice, think of Jiminy Cricket on steroids, he would not have killed anyone. But when he died and was brought back to life in the body of a vacuum cleaner, he had a new purpose, to get revenge with the maximum amount of violence that a suction hose could make.
This was a quick read and a laugh a minute. The action was non-stop, and I was hooked from page one. Written from Clive’s POV made the story flow, his inner voice played a big part in the narrative, but there was no confusion as their words were written in italics. Whilst the inner voice had no identity, I was imagining that it was one of Clive’s siblings who met a tragic end, either by Clive’s or his father’s hands. As the killings started so did the gore and some of the killings were quite unique. I did wonder how much time the author looked at vacuum parts imagining what damaged to a human body each part could do. The killings were quite graphic and as I was reading these scenes, I was thinking was I wrong to laugh. The book had a lot of one-liners and play on words, usually between Clive and his inner voice which broke up the violence.
As the story continues you get to find out more about Mr Sucky’s victims and even their stories were detailed, and you soon find out the reason Angela was with Clive. One minor detail that I will mention is the naming of one of the victims. Whilst my name is not uncommon it is rare to see it in a story, even though they were dead.
This story was fun to read and if you like your horror filled with humour than this is the perfect read for you. One thing I did come away with, was that I will never look at my own vacuum cleaner in the same light again and got me thinking what other appliances could do the most damage to people. A great read which should not be read in public unless you want to be looked at when you start laughing aloud.
lilyn_g's review
4.0
One of my reading goals going into 2019 was to read more bizarro fiction. Mr Sucky was my first book for this. There were several contenders but – really – how do you not pick up a book named Mr Sucky?
This book was ridiculous, and I mean that in the best possible way. Pretty much right from the get-go I was either snorting, snickering, or thinking that if this was a movie I might be gagging. (Gagging or just incredibly weirded out a la Rubber.) It’s filled with graphic descriptions of death via vacuum, peppered with puns, and will teach you several new insults to add to your repertoire.
The pacing was great. The dialogue was just as bad as one would expect it to be. The point of view it was written in made it a little weird to read sometimes but overall just added to the bizarre feeling of the whole thing. The kill scenes were fantastic. I giggled so much during them I came away with the sure knowledge that I was definitely not right in the head.
Favorite quote to give you a feel for the book:
“We’re a fucking novelty vacuum cleaner with an inclination for mayhem and murder.”
The only problems I had with it were sometimes the jokes included were a bit tasteless, and it went on a tad bit too long. (Yes, I just complained about jokes in a vacuum serial-killer novel being tasteless. I still have standards even while reading something named Mr Sucky. ) By the end of it I felt like the author was trying to squeeze every last drop of ridiculousness out of it and that took some of the fun out of it.
Overall, though, I have to say I hope that the rest of the bizarro I read this year is as entertaining as this was. Even though I had issues with it, it was still the funniest thing I’ve read in some time.
This book was ridiculous, and I mean that in the best possible way. Pretty much right from the get-go I was either snorting, snickering, or thinking that if this was a movie I might be gagging. (Gagging or just incredibly weirded out a la Rubber.) It’s filled with graphic descriptions of death via vacuum, peppered with puns, and will teach you several new insults to add to your repertoire.
The pacing was great. The dialogue was just as bad as one would expect it to be. The point of view it was written in made it a little weird to read sometimes but overall just added to the bizarre feeling of the whole thing. The kill scenes were fantastic. I giggled so much during them I came away with the sure knowledge that I was definitely not right in the head.
Favorite quote to give you a feel for the book:
“We’re a fucking novelty vacuum cleaner with an inclination for mayhem and murder.”
The only problems I had with it were sometimes the jokes included were a bit tasteless, and it went on a tad bit too long. (Yes, I just complained about jokes in a vacuum serial-killer novel being tasteless. I still have standards even while reading something named Mr Sucky. ) By the end of it I felt like the author was trying to squeeze every last drop of ridiculousness out of it and that took some of the fun out of it.
Overall, though, I have to say I hope that the rest of the bizarro I read this year is as entertaining as this was. Even though I had issues with it, it was still the funniest thing I’ve read in some time.
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