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dnemec's review against another edition
1.0
I have no idea what the hell I just read.
I don't know if I can tell you what this was about because this was one of those stories that only left me with a great big WTF. A writer goes to see his buddy, who is also a writer and living in the middle of nowhere in the woods. After that, I have no idea. Stuff happened, some real, some imagined. It was just odd.
I don't know if I can tell you what this was about because this was one of those stories that only left me with a great big WTF. A writer goes to see his buddy, who is also a writer and living in the middle of nowhere in the woods. After that, I have no idea. Stuff happened, some real, some imagined. It was just odd.
grunzy's review against another edition
3.0
The concept has serious potential. There are some sections in here that really novel and cool! Still, I feel like it needed a couple more peer reviews. Perhaps a bit more mulling over or "aging" to really get the best out of the barrel. Was I bored though? NO.
talaomte's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
myweereads's review against another edition
4.0
Well, my first thought was what on earth did I just read???? This book is a complete mind fuck when it comes to understanding what is going on. At one point it feels like you are on some kind of wicked acid trip but soon the characters begin to realise that the forest which surrounds the house is actually alive and their friend the famous writers has more than just a few skeletons in his closet. If you want to read a book that leaves you staring at it after you’ve read it thinking what on earth was that then this is the book for you!!!! It draws you in and you can’t help but keep reading on to find out what everything means!!!
chimps's review against another edition
1.0
It started out alright, but it ends up sounding like it was written by a philosopher on drugs
aksel_dadswell's review against another edition
4.0
Nobody does an acid trip of a story quite like John Claude Smith. What I’ve read of his short fiction is dazzling, and weird, and dazzlingly weird. His first novel, Riding the Centipede (which I reviewed here a while back), was a marvellous debut, a neon-lit, hallucinatory nightmare of manic proportions. Smith’s writing thus far feels like the perfect distillation of gonzo horror fiction, a combination of great character beats, off-the-wall insanity, and an enormous bit of fun.
Read my full review over at my blog: https://wordpress.com/post/larvalforms.wordpress.com/227
Read my full review over at my blog: https://wordpress.com/post/larvalforms.wordpress.com/227
readbyashleyd's review against another edition
1.0
This book was such a huge disappointment for me. I was expecting greatness because I got it in a NRB and their choices are normally on point. But this one was just not for me, for about 75% of the book all I could think was what in the actual fuck.
It started off really interesting but then it veered off in such a strange direction. It felt like the author was hopped up on some crazy ass drug and the story would only make sense to someone equally hopped up.
I’m just left feeling confused and uncomfortable after reading this, it was just so strange. And all that’s running through my head is what in the fuck did I just read?
It started off really interesting but then it veered off in such a strange direction. It felt like the author was hopped up on some crazy ass drug and the story would only make sense to someone equally hopped up.
I’m just left feeling confused and uncomfortable after reading this, it was just so strange. And all that’s running through my head is what in the fuck did I just read?