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mxsallybend's review
4.0
Okay. So, a shape-shifting shark assassin lures the would-be assassin she herself hired) into a magical bath, and casts them both adrift in a magical sea. When the tide turns (tide - get it?), thanks to the flexible knife of a panty waistband, the hired assassin is left to paddle for her life in a canoe carved from the dead shark. Oh, and there's a cop with an over-developed sex life (not to mention a disfigured girlfriend with a chainsaw for an arm) who has body parts growing behind his organs, leaving him to urinate fingers and give birth to severed heads through his anus.
Lest you fear I've spoiled the entire plot, we've only reached the first chapter of Chainsaw Cop Corpse. Wol-vriey proves himself one of the weirder, yet paradoxically more accessible, purveyors of Bizarro fiction, pushing the limits in every possible respect, but never completely crossing the line between narrative and self-indulgence.
This is one of those books that demands you strap in, hold on, and just enjoy the ride. If you're not at least a little disgusted, a little creeped out, and a little nauseated, then you're not reading close enough. Like your twenty-seventh time through the twisted pretzel of a rickety wooden roller coaster, however, you're bound to enjoy the ride. Once you've shot out of the gate, the ride up that first hill is a bit slow, but once you plummet over the top, the story kicks into high-gear and never stops.
There's a healthy dose of violence, sex, profanity, gore, psychological mayhem, and pseudo-philosophical musings along the way that illuminate and accentuate the story. Surprisingly, there's also some significant plot development, including a few twists and turns that actually move the story towards a climax, as opposed to just mess with the readers head. Like all Bizarro fiction, you're either going to love it or hate it - there's no middle ground - but you'll feel dirty either way.
Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins
Lest you fear I've spoiled the entire plot, we've only reached the first chapter of Chainsaw Cop Corpse. Wol-vriey proves himself one of the weirder, yet paradoxically more accessible, purveyors of Bizarro fiction, pushing the limits in every possible respect, but never completely crossing the line between narrative and self-indulgence.
This is one of those books that demands you strap in, hold on, and just enjoy the ride. If you're not at least a little disgusted, a little creeped out, and a little nauseated, then you're not reading close enough. Like your twenty-seventh time through the twisted pretzel of a rickety wooden roller coaster, however, you're bound to enjoy the ride. Once you've shot out of the gate, the ride up that first hill is a bit slow, but once you plummet over the top, the story kicks into high-gear and never stops.
There's a healthy dose of violence, sex, profanity, gore, psychological mayhem, and pseudo-philosophical musings along the way that illuminate and accentuate the story. Surprisingly, there's also some significant plot development, including a few twists and turns that actually move the story towards a climax, as opposed to just mess with the readers head. Like all Bizarro fiction, you're either going to love it or hate it - there's no middle ground - but you'll feel dirty either way.
Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins
innae's review
3.0
Wol-vriey asked me to read and rate based on what I thought of The Cannibals of Candyland...who am I to refuse a book?
So...um, I am really not sure what to say about this odd odd book. I did enjoy reading it, and am a little disturbed that a favorite character was a clitoris...and a "witch" named Crystal Baller, but well...
I did really like how the characters traveled, would be fun to have a TV screen to travel through.
It incorporated much of what makes bizarre books bizarre, and so I got what I expected. It was a good read, and pretty quick once I sat down to read it.
So...um, I am really not sure what to say about this odd odd book. I did enjoy reading it, and am a little disturbed that a favorite character was a clitoris...and a "witch" named Crystal Baller, but well...
I did really like how the characters traveled, would be fun to have a TV screen to travel through.
It incorporated much of what makes bizarre books bizarre, and so I got what I expected. It was a good read, and pretty quick once I sat down to read it.
omgreading's review
3.0
It was incredibly creative, imaginative, and funny.
I liked that it switched between multiple characters and you got origin stories, origin stories are always wonderful.
When I started the book I didn't like it at all. I was actually really annoyed at the beginning because I felt like I was reading and just getting nowhere. It does pickup and it picks up really fast. I went from hating it to really enjoying where it was going.
THIS IS WHY WE DON'T JUDGE BOOKS BY THE FIRST 30-50 pages, you miss all the good shit.
It has some very original and interesting characters and I can't really go into any of that, because I don't want to spoil everything. It has twists, which I wasn't really expecting from a Bizarro book. All books usually have a twist, but to me Bizarro just plows straight on through and since all of it is fucked up you don't really expect to be surprised by any turn of events. In this one, I actually was. I would recommend this to people I know can deal with violent and graphic imagery.
My only big complaint is the continued mention of gore as a description instead of the actual description. It does describe in the book plenty, but there were at least three instances when it just said gore and I would have loved to have had full descriptions instead. I like the violent books, I look forward to the gore.
This is was my first Bizarro book not written by Carlton Mellick III and I enjoyed it and I definitely look forward to reading more of Wol-vriey's books.
I liked that it switched between multiple characters and you got origin stories, origin stories are always wonderful.
Spoiler
I might be too obsessed with the A Song Of Ice and Fire series, but I would say to myself many times in this book "what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger" every time a character bit it.When I started the book I didn't like it at all. I was actually really annoyed at the beginning because I felt like I was reading and just getting nowhere. It does pickup and it picks up really fast. I went from hating it to really enjoying where it was going.
Spoiler
I loved the idea of Misogyny, Simon's weird baby that was actually a reflection of his woman hating self. The whole birthing process was one of the things that annoyed me, and it was silly of me to be so bothered, but I felt like it was just a weird thing Simon had going, not that it would ever become a full fledged character in the book, so when that happened I was pleasantly surprised because I found it unique and a clever addition to the book.THIS IS WHY WE DON'T JUDGE BOOKS BY THE FIRST 30-50 pages, you miss all the good shit.
It has some very original and interesting characters and I can't really go into any of that, because I don't want to spoil everything. It has twists, which I wasn't really expecting from a Bizarro book. All books usually have a twist, but to me Bizarro just plows straight on through and since all of it is fucked up you don't really expect to be surprised by any turn of events. In this one, I actually was. I would recommend this to people I know can deal with violent and graphic imagery.
My only big complaint is the continued mention of gore as a description instead of the actual description. It does describe in the book plenty, but there were at least three instances when it just said gore and I would have loved to have had full descriptions instead. I like the violent books, I look forward to the gore.
This is was my first Bizarro book not written by Carlton Mellick III and I enjoyed it and I definitely look forward to reading more of Wol-vriey's books.
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