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skirmishgirl's review against another edition
4.0
This book was weird. I don't know why I liked it, but I did.
ktitus25's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kaylagossett13's review against another edition
4.0
Wallace Black is 16, and in the 8th grade. His parents are abusive, and his mother straps a mysterious pair of horns on his head, as a punishment for what Wally would refer to as, "fuckness". Fuckness is an interesting read, especially if you're already a Palahniuk fan.
blearywitch's review against another edition
2.0
Birthday book #6/13 from 2019; "Boyhood" theme.
The philosophy of fuckness. The only way to even half-cope with all the fuckness of the world was to say "fuck it".
"Smelling ashtrays had been a hobby of mine a few years before." - I really don't know if this is better or worse than sniffing glue, haha.
Verbal abuse I learnt: smegma drenched cunthole, cockwrinkle of a lawyer
Words: snatch ("The woman's snatch is a powerful thing. You'll feel its power for the rest of your life. Shit, a sucker. You should be lucky all you lost was a sucker. I've lost a house and two kids to the power of that fuckin thing.")
It's a literary trailer park. How does he even understand words like "ostentatious flair"?!
Not the kind of book I think about when I'm not reading it but my curiosity is held as I go about reading it. It's different, and interesting, and a light read. I guess if we were studying this in literature class, we're supposed to understand the horns. I'm really not going to try to dissect it because I thought it was understandable just the way it is.
The philosophy of fuckness. The only way to even half-cope with all the fuckness of the world was to say "fuck it".
"Smelling ashtrays had been a hobby of mine a few years before." - I really don't know if this is better or worse than sniffing glue, haha.
Verbal abuse I learnt: smegma drenched cunthole, cockwrinkle of a lawyer
Words: snatch ("The woman's snatch is a powerful thing. You'll feel its power for the rest of your life. Shit, a sucker. You should be lucky all you lost was a sucker. I've lost a house and two kids to the power of that fuckin thing.")
It's a literary trailer park. How does he even understand words like "ostentatious flair"?!
Not the kind of book I think about when I'm not reading it but my curiosity is held as I go about reading it. It's different, and interesting, and a light read. I guess if we were studying this in literature class, we're supposed to understand the horns. I'm really not going to try to dissect it because I thought it was understandable just the way it is.
srlemons42's review
4.0
This probably the strangest, most bizarre author I've ever read. I have previously only read a short story collection ([b:Hi I'm a Social Disease: Horror Stories|12157892|Hi I'm a Social Disease Horror Stories|Andersen Prunty|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GTSBvDIbL._SL75_.jpg|17128786]) which I really enjoyed. It is hard to write about this book since it is so surreal and weird. I mean that in a good way.
Synopsis: "This darkly comic novel opens with the narrator as the target of the school bully’s violence. After suffering a horrendous beating, the narrator goes home to his equally abusive family. As a punishment for fighting at school, his mother straps a set of grotesque horns to the top of his head."
There are some dark themes in this book and also a horrifying look at abuse and bullying. The protagonist does some horrible things and horrible things are done to him as well. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something out of left field or way different then they usually read. I liked the book a lot, but it is hard to say why.
Synopsis: "This darkly comic novel opens with the narrator as the target of the school bully’s violence. After suffering a horrendous beating, the narrator goes home to his equally abusive family. As a punishment for fighting at school, his mother straps a set of grotesque horns to the top of his head."
There are some dark themes in this book and also a horrifying look at abuse and bullying. The protagonist does some horrible things and horrible things are done to him as well. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something out of left field or way different then they usually read. I liked the book a lot, but it is hard to say why.
5hadow_girl's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this -
I'll post a full review soon.
Do you read Anderson Prunty?
Which title of his would you recommend next?
I'll post a full review soon.
Do you read Anderson Prunty?
Which title of his would you recommend next?
grendelsdj's review
2.0
i have a vague feeling that there is something to this, but largely i am not willing to spend a lot of time carving it, or the specific lack of it, out. there are several points, lines/events that seem to come very close to something really good and compelling, but just kind of wane away, leaving their potential to slowly melt in a pool of mild unease and disappointment somewhere in the back of your mind.
having said that, it's a decent book. it has value. i hope andersen prunty keeps writing.
having said that, it's a decent book. it has value. i hope andersen prunty keeps writing.
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