A review by mrfrank
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle

4.0

This is the first book published by unrecognizable author Lance Carbuncle. Some may call it a comedy, some may call it bizarro, some may call it a road trip novel. They would all be right and still be missing the mark. SMASHED, SQUASHED, SPLATTERED, etc. etc. is one thing for certain, it is fiction as only the good Reverend Dr. Lance Carbuncle can write it.

You get pulled through these pages by your emotions. Carbuncle is a master at tugging on the readers feelings. You may be led to believe this is the story of a man looking for his dog but you would be wrong. SMASHED, SQUASHED, SPLATTERED, etc. etc. is a book about soul searching. It's an exploration of what it means to have a soul, what a soul is and where souls can be found. Its even about what makes a soul good or bad.

Along the way is Lance Carbuncle's signature humor. Its bit dark and its a bit pop culturish. An enjoyable part of this story are the little footnotes that appear along the way to add a little extra flavor. It's uncanny the amount of offbeat knowledge Carbuncle possesses (or at the very least has bothered to research).

If you've never read Lance Carbuncle before this book is a great place to start. If you have read him before check this out too. Carbuncle is inimitable and if you enjoy the offbeat genre mashing soul twanging read then consider yourself inducted into the Lance Carbuncle club!