Reviews

The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade by Cameron Pierce, Cory Goodfellow, Ben Loory, Bentley Little, Joe R. Lansdale, Andrea Kneeland, Alissa Nutting, Amelia Gray, Aimee Bender

ollie_lee's review against another edition

5.0

I have read a handful of Bizarro fiction stories over the last few years and I absolutely love the genera.
There are some very talented writers in this book and I can hardly wait to get my hands on some more of these stories. (I just ordered three more books!)
My favorite stories in this, just to name a few, are:
"Candy-Coated" and "Ear Cat" by Carlton Mellick III. Every thing I have read by this guy has been gold!
"Crazy Shitting Planet" by Mykle Hansen.
"The Sharp-Dressed Man at the End of the Line" by Jeremy Robert Johnson.
And of course there are two stories by one of my all time favorite authors (in and out of the bizarro genera) Joe R. Lansdale. He wrote "Fire Dog" and "Mr. Bear." If you read the later one you will never again be able to look at a certain fire fighting bear icon the same ever again.

iamthez's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent short story collection highlighting the best in bizarro. Alissa Nutting’s short ‘Hellion’ is the standout hit. I highlighted almost every paragraph and recommended it to anyone who was online and unable to escape my enthusiasm. This is what makes bizarro so entertaining - a ridiculous concept done in a very matter-of-fact way with absolutely average people. How could you not be sucked into a Hell where there’s only one bar and it serves nonalcoholic drinks?? Ugh…excuse me, while I go confess my sins and try to avoid that fate.

pizzamcpin3ppl3's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0