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A review by bi_bibliophile
Mad Hallelujah and other oddities by Owen Morgan
3.0
If you're an Abominable Book Club Box subscriber then you may already know that Mad Hallelujah is by Abominable's very own Owen Morgan. I was really looking forward to reading this, I love the tiny tales on the spookmarks so getting to read some more detailed stories was very exciting. It's also quite rare that I read anthologies so I'm always down for digging into some short stories when the opportunity arises.
Some of the stand out stories for me were The Great Travelling Graveyard, Curse Word and The Clump. Like most anthologies I found this was quite hit and miss, none of the stories or poems were bad, just some I preferred far more than others. I've also never been much of a fan of poetry but I actually did enjoy a couple of the poems, especially The Eternal Thicket because that last line leaves some rather funny images in your head.
I admit I don't have much to say about this short anthology of bizarre tales but I can say that if you like weird and wonderful stories and poetry then this may be the book for you. After all, who doesn't want to read about a giant moving wave of the dead and a strange clump of living hair?
Definitely a book for those who enjoy the weirder side of literature.
Rated: 3/5 Stars
Some of the stand out stories for me were The Great Travelling Graveyard, Curse Word and The Clump. Like most anthologies I found this was quite hit and miss, none of the stories or poems were bad, just some I preferred far more than others. I've also never been much of a fan of poetry but I actually did enjoy a couple of the poems, especially The Eternal Thicket because that last line leaves some rather funny images in your head.
I admit I don't have much to say about this short anthology of bizarre tales but I can say that if you like weird and wonderful stories and poetry then this may be the book for you. After all, who doesn't want to read about a giant moving wave of the dead and a strange clump of living hair?
Definitely a book for those who enjoy the weirder side of literature.
Rated: 3/5 Stars