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A review by wanderonwards
The Gobblin' Society by James P. Blaylock
2.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
The Gobblin’ Society was a disappointing read for me, primarily since I felt the synopsis (at the time of this review) was misleading. As the eleventh addition to Blaylock’s Narbondo series, the author is talented at creating atmosphere with his prose and, for those interested, it can be read as a standalone.
However, I did not find this novella to be “often quite funny” or a “thorough delight to read” primarily because of the gruesome descriptions of cannibalism with little to no humor to balance the story. I thought I had thoroughly researched the previous books in this series before requesting this novella from NetGalley, but apparently the ‘off-screen’ violence mentioned in other reviews was not carried through to this tale.
Although I did not enjoy this novella, thank you again to NetGalley and Subterranean for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
The Gobblin’ Society was a disappointing read for me, primarily since I felt the synopsis (at the time of this review) was misleading. As the eleventh addition to Blaylock’s Narbondo series, the author is talented at creating atmosphere with his prose and, for those interested, it can be read as a standalone.
However, I did not find this novella to be “often quite funny” or a “thorough delight to read” primarily because of the gruesome descriptions of cannibalism with little to no humor to balance the story. I thought I had thoroughly researched the previous books in this series before requesting this novella from NetGalley, but apparently the ‘off-screen’ violence mentioned in other reviews was not carried through to this tale.
Although I did not enjoy this novella, thank you again to NetGalley and Subterranean for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.