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A review by briandice
Grudge Punk by John McNee
5.0
Not since Miéville's world of Bas-Lag in his New Crobuzon trilogy have I been completely drawn to an author's world of amazing creation. Like the descriptions of the denizens of Bas-Lag, reading McNee's tales of beings nefarious, broken and unpredictable are hair raising to the point of "anything goes". Remember the first time you saw "Resevoir Dogs" and the feeling you had when the camera panned away from the switchblade-to-cop violence? Yeah, like that. Over and over.
The first story in this brilliant collection sets the tone (my first exposure and anthologized in [b:Tall Tales With Short Cocks|13617189|Tall Tales With Short Cocks|Arthur Graham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1335394976s/13617189.jpg|19219467]) for what is in store. But each story of Grudgehaven is unique, every character rich in their development, and the way McNee ties them all together by the last sentence of the final story is just fucking brilliant.
And yes, this collection deserves the 5 stars, the 100 stars, the Galaxy it deserves.
But selfishly, can I please have some more, sir?
The first story in this brilliant collection sets the tone (my first exposure and anthologized in [b:Tall Tales With Short Cocks|13617189|Tall Tales With Short Cocks|Arthur Graham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1335394976s/13617189.jpg|19219467]) for what is in store. But each story of Grudgehaven is unique, every character rich in their development, and the way McNee ties them all together by the last sentence of the final story is just fucking brilliant.
And yes, this collection deserves the 5 stars, the 100 stars, the Galaxy it deserves.
But selfishly, can I please have some more, sir?