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willvanstonejr's review
5.0
Christoph Paul is sick. But in a good way. Much like his previous works, under both his name and Mandy DeSandra, Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks is a twisted, darkly humored satire with the strangely sweet Jason Voorheesbeg taking center stage. A sad and lonely figure, the young would-be killer is as far from his non-Jew’d pseudo-namesake as could be.
Christoph Paul is sick. But in a good way. Much like his previous works, under both his name and Mandy DeSandra, Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks is a twisted, darkly humored satire with the strangely sweet Jason Voorheesbeg taking center stage. A sad and lonely figure, the young would-be killer is as far from his non-Jew’d pseudo-namesake as could be.
Jason, meant to grow up to be a vicious serial killer, suffers from several issues. The most prominent, Slasher Anxiety, keeps him from doing what he should love and excel at. Because he’s such a terrible psycho he’s forced to attend one of the country’s most pathetic summer camps, where, like little Angela from Sleepaway Camp, he’s mistreated by the more popular kids. Who knew a murder could inspire sympathy?
While the idea of one who yearns to blood-let invoking such feeling seems oxymoronic, Christoph Paul pulls it off with ease. From the current emotional pain to Jason’s past psychological scars, he’s more deserving of understanding than Laurie Strode (Halloween) herself.
The read is smooth and easy, quickly moving you through the story until you wind up on the last page, surprised its over so soon. Even at its… ickiest… you won’t want to put this book down. There’s no “one more page” as the next line begs to be read and you’ll soon find yourself sucked into Paul’s twisted little world of killers and victims and the strange new country where anything can happen.
If you’ve never read his books before (and you should especially Great House House, which is now my second favorite book from him) you don’t know what you’re missing. Fix that and pick up your copy of Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks right frikking now. You’ll love it to death.
5/5
Christoph Paul is sick. But in a good way. Much like his previous works, under both his name and Mandy DeSandra, Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks is a twisted, darkly humored satire with the strangely sweet Jason Voorheesbeg taking center stage. A sad and lonely figure, the young would-be killer is as far from his non-Jew’d pseudo-namesake as could be.
Jason, meant to grow up to be a vicious serial killer, suffers from several issues. The most prominent, Slasher Anxiety, keeps him from doing what he should love and excel at. Because he’s such a terrible psycho he’s forced to attend one of the country’s most pathetic summer camps, where, like little Angela from Sleepaway Camp, he’s mistreated by the more popular kids. Who knew a murder could inspire sympathy?
While the idea of one who yearns to blood-let invoking such feeling seems oxymoronic, Christoph Paul pulls it off with ease. From the current emotional pain to Jason’s past psychological scars, he’s more deserving of understanding than Laurie Strode (Halloween) herself.
The read is smooth and easy, quickly moving you through the story until you wind up on the last page, surprised its over so soon. Even at its… ickiest… you won’t want to put this book down. There’s no “one more page” as the next line begs to be read and you’ll soon find yourself sucked into Paul’s twisted little world of killers and victims and the strange new country where anything can happen.
If you’ve never read his books before (and you should especially Great House House, which is now my second favorite book from him) you don’t know what you’re missing. Fix that and pick up your copy of Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks right frikking now. You’ll love it to death.
5/5
dantastic's review
3.0
Jason Vorheesberg is a failure at being a slasher, leading to his mother dumping him at the Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks. Will be become the Slasher he's always wanted to be and win the girl of his dreams?
The New Bizarro Author Series is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get, be it nougat, bacon, or crunchy frog.
Boy, even slashers have it rough in high school. Jason Vorhessberg is an aspiring Slasher with crippling anxiety in a world where Slashers are a form of population control. Dark humor and social satire are the order of business.
The stories has some commonalities with Friday the 13th but is pretty damn original. I didn't expect the love story to go the way it did, nor Jason stepping it up a notch. Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks is a heart warming coming of age tale for homicidal maniacs. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
The New Bizarro Author Series is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get, be it nougat, bacon, or crunchy frog.
Boy, even slashers have it rough in high school. Jason Vorhessberg is an aspiring Slasher with crippling anxiety in a world where Slashers are a form of population control. Dark humor and social satire are the order of business.
The stories has some commonalities with Friday the 13th but is pretty damn original. I didn't expect the love story to go the way it did, nor Jason stepping it up a notch. Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks is a heart warming coming of age tale for homicidal maniacs. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
caitlinwilson's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
alexwritesbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Who knew that Jason from the 80’s slasher films would get so much from summer camp. This book was hilarious.
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