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The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III

deereader's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

spaceyhoneybee's review

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5.0

Honestly, here I am again. I have read this book at least 5 times and purchased it again last month to have the physical copy. It's one of my favorite Bizarro novels I've ever read. The character designs, BSDM roles, and body horror keeps me coming back over and over. Such a dizzying fever dream but I never remember how much the ending GUT PUNCHES me. Anyways, I love Crabcake so much.

Some other things I really like: candy pheromones, bitchy wives, marshmallow vaginas, killer gumballs, cotton candy hair, monochromatic suits, sword canes, and this whole novel.

euzie's review

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3.0

I am not saying this was a work of art, or even close. I still think CMIII (as well as most other members of Bizarro or Avante Punk) is a little bit fixated with "porn sex". But reading this is the equivalent of curling up hungover and watching a bunch of episodes of Ren and Stimpy.

Which cannot be a bad thing right?

queenofodas's review

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

Oh, hell naw

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metmaedl's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow! Das war...
...Bizarr. Ein anderes Wort fällt mir nicht ein dafür.

Die Idee bunter, nach Süßigkeiten duftender, kinderfressender Zuckermenschen (das Wort Candy-men im Original, finde ich, klingt so viel cooler) ist an sich schon besonders. Die Geschichte, die sich daraus ergibt war völlig anders, als ich sie vor dem Hören erwartet hatte.

Das Buch ist - aus meiner Sicht - überhaupt nicht gruselig, aber definitiv spannend. Ein wenig (viel!) Blut und zerstückeln sollte man hier allerdings schon aushalten können,

Mittendrin wurde die Geschichte noch erstaunlich politisch (?), als Jujube, die Zuckerfrau Franklin erklärt, wie eine Candy-Ehe funktioniert...

Der Schreibstil ist entspannend, nicht unnötig kompliziert gehalten, so dass ich gut zuhören konnte.

Insgesamt hatte ich sehr viel Freude an dem Büchlein und finde es sehr schade, dass das auf rosa Papier gedruckte, nach Candyland duftende Print vergriffen ist.

bobmetal's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hela_reads's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Another wild ride from Carlton Mellick, III. 

lilbookishdragon's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

merrysociopath's review

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4.0

Ecco un libro che mi sa che non mi scorderò tanto facilmente. La storia di un uomo vestito di rosso che ha votato la sua vita a provare l'esistenza e poi eliminare i temibili candymen, mostri con denti aguzzi, artigli affilati e il corpo completamente composto da caramelle.

Mi è piaciuto su svariati livelli. Primo e più importante (anzi, imprescindibile), la storia in sé. Indubbiamente divertente, coinvolgente, curiosa, bizzarra ai limiti del cattivo gusto, ma anche brutta e cattiva.

Poi anche perché, nonostante tutto, sotto alle caramelle e al cannibalismo, c'è anche molto di più: un acuto commentario sociale che prende il via nel momento in cui Franklin fa il suo ingresso a Candyland e comincia a interfacciarsi coi candymen e raggiunge il suo culmine, com'è giusto che sia, durante il climax del romanzo.

Storia divertente e anche intelligente. Uomini fatti di caramelle che sbranano bambini e cagnolini di marshmallow, cosa volete di più?

Tra l'altro la prosa di Mellick è estremamente lineare e anche se il vostro livello di inglese non è altissimo, penso proprio che riuscirete a leggerlo e godervelo.

shaxx's review against another edition

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4.0

Moje první srážka s Mellickem III a úspěšná :) Já žánr bizzaro můžu a čím ujetější, tím lepší. Lidožrouti navíc mají ten bonus, že jejich stránky přetékají popisem všelijakých sladkostí a to můžu taky. Takže trefa do černého. Je to taková milá ujeťárna. Hlavní postava je sice divnej pavouk už od začátku, takže ho nějaký cukrák nebo cukranda jen tak snadno nezastíní, ale divností (a nechuťáren) je tam víc než dost, takže se člověk nenudí.