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A review by papersquared
Scowler by Daniel Kraus
4.0
4.5 stars
You know that commercial during the Super Bowl about the farmers that everyone loved? I didn't. In fact, I couldn't watch the whole thing. I had to walk away but I kept thinking about it, despite my efforts to stop.
It reminded me of this book. This book, set on a rundown farm in middle of nowhere Iowa. This book, turning my stomach with some of the descriptions of absolute mutilation. This book, which takes the childhood dependency on make-believe friends and turns it into something so comforting and so disturbing at the same time. This book, scaring the bejesus out of me and yet not letting me put it down. This book, making me so upset at the end that I swore at the author.
I still can't watch that commercial. And I don't think I'll be signing up for any farm trips any time soon. But I'll gobble up whatever Daniel Kraus wants to write.
You know that commercial during the Super Bowl about the farmers that everyone loved? I didn't. In fact, I couldn't watch the whole thing. I had to walk away but I kept thinking about it, despite my efforts to stop.
It reminded me of this book. This book, set on a rundown farm in middle of nowhere Iowa. This book, turning my stomach with some of the descriptions of absolute mutilation. This book, which takes the childhood dependency on make-believe friends and turns it into something so comforting and so disturbing at the same time. This book, scaring the bejesus out of me and yet not letting me put it down. This book, making me so upset at the end that I swore at the author.
I still can't watch that commercial. And I don't think I'll be signing up for any farm trips any time soon. But I'll gobble up whatever Daniel Kraus wants to write.