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mhh831666's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
skullheadface's review against another edition
4.0
Guano!
This book is awesomely paced and a thrilling adventure during the apocalypse. Laugh out loud funny here, then mouth puckering gore there, I had a great time reading Scott’s wicked tale.
4/5 Skulls
☠️☠️☠️☠️
This book is awesomely paced and a thrilling adventure during the apocalypse. Laugh out loud funny here, then mouth puckering gore there, I had a great time reading Scott’s wicked tale.
4/5 Skulls
☠️☠️☠️☠️
reads_vicariously's review against another edition
4.0
I was just coming off of a big, heavy book and I was looking for a light, mindless (in a good way) palate cleanser. Needless to say Crazytimes fit the bill perfectly!
Basically it’s just one dude trying to survive while the world goes violently insane around him. The book is gruesome. All manner of limbs are dismembered, bodies split open, and gory flung about with reckless abandon. Lots of creative kill scenes. The book is fast-paced. The story rips right along, all taking place in a single day. We’re given few lulls to catch our breath, and even those end in disaster. The book is gross (whatever virus is infecting people has some real nasty side effects). And ultimately the book plays out like a trashy, fun grindhouse B-movie (think Planet Terror meets The Crazies).
My only complaint is that I was left wanting more in terms of character development and plot events. There’s hints at possible reasons for the world ending, but then the story ends without ever really exploring/explaining them.
Basically it’s just one dude trying to survive while the world goes violently insane around him. The book is gruesome. All manner of limbs are dismembered, bodies split open, and gory flung about with reckless abandon. Lots of creative kill scenes. The book is fast-paced. The story rips right along, all taking place in a single day. We’re given few lulls to catch our breath, and even those end in disaster. The book is gross (whatever virus is infecting people has some real nasty side effects). And ultimately the book plays out like a trashy, fun grindhouse B-movie (think Planet Terror meets The Crazies).
My only complaint is that I was left wanting more in terms of character development and plot events. There’s hints at possible reasons for the world ending, but then the story ends without ever really exploring/explaining them.
readingvicariously's review against another edition
4.0
I was just coming off of a big, heavy book and I was looking for a light, mindless (in a good way) palate cleanser. Needless to say Crazytimes fit the bill perfectly!
Basically it’s just one dude trying to survive while the world goes violently insane around him. The book is gruesome. All manner of limbs are dismembered, bodies split open, and gory flung about with reckless abandon. Lots of creative kill scenes. The book is fast-paced. The story rips right along, all taking place in a single day. We’re given few lulls to catch our breath, and even those end in disaster. The book is gross (whatever virus is infecting people has some real nasty side effects). And ultimately the book plays out like a trashy, fun grindhouse B-movie (think Planet Terror meets The Crazies).
My only complaint is that I was left wanting more in terms of character development and plot events. There’s hints at possible reasons for the world ending, but then the story ends without ever really exploring/explaining them.
Basically it’s just one dude trying to survive while the world goes violently insane around him. The book is gruesome. All manner of limbs are dismembered, bodies split open, and gory flung about with reckless abandon. Lots of creative kill scenes. The book is fast-paced. The story rips right along, all taking place in a single day. We’re given few lulls to catch our breath, and even those end in disaster. The book is gross (whatever virus is infecting people has some real nasty side effects). And ultimately the book plays out like a trashy, fun grindhouse B-movie (think Planet Terror meets The Crazies).
My only complaint is that I was left wanting more in terms of character development and plot events. There’s hints at possible reasons for the world ending, but then the story ends without ever really exploring/explaining them.
quynh23's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lyds2000's review against another edition
2.5
Maybe I am being too harsh because I am currently in a reading slump, but I did not enjoy this as much as I thought I would. I don't know why.
spookyoctopusreads's review against another edition
5.0
I am not sure Scott Cole could have chosen a more perfect title for this book, as it is insanely bat shit crazy! And who decided that bat shit was the craziest? But, I suppose that is beside the point. This book is nuts, guys.
I kept going back and forth between being horrified and giggling throughout the majority of the wildly quick read. (Is that weird?) The story starts off as a relatable tale of a man who just isn't feeling the waking up on a Monday and going back to the grind thing, then the story heads off into bizarro-land. Trey's day goes from a very predictable, albeit annoying and unwanted, Monday to all out mayhem, gore, and unbelievable insanity. Just when you think it cannot get any more insane, it does just that (and then some).
I cannot rave enough about the incredibly accessible and conversational style of Cole's writing. It was almost as if you were sitting with the main character, Trey, as he was telling you about the weirdest day that he just had. I think that is part of the appeal of this story; the narrator is so "approachable."
Please do not go into this book thinking, "Ehhh...it's called Crazytimes. I guess it may be a little silly with some gore." Ummm...this novella lives up to its title in every sense. I went in to this book relatively blind, and I was blown away. This is the kind of story I love...something that is off the wall but still has all the gore and shock that I live for. Scott Cole is certainly going to be an author that I seek out more from in the future.
I kept going back and forth between being horrified and giggling throughout the majority of the wildly quick read. (Is that weird?) The story starts off as a relatable tale of a man who just isn't feeling the waking up on a Monday and going back to the grind thing, then the story heads off into bizarro-land. Trey's day goes from a very predictable, albeit annoying and unwanted, Monday to all out mayhem, gore, and unbelievable insanity. Just when you think it cannot get any more insane, it does just that (and then some).
I cannot rave enough about the incredibly accessible and conversational style of Cole's writing. It was almost as if you were sitting with the main character, Trey, as he was telling you about the weirdest day that he just had. I think that is part of the appeal of this story; the narrator is so "approachable."
Please do not go into this book thinking, "Ehhh...it's called Crazytimes. I guess it may be a little silly with some gore." Ummm...this novella lives up to its title in every sense. I went in to this book relatively blind, and I was blown away. This is the kind of story I love...something that is off the wall but still has all the gore and shock that I live for. Scott Cole is certainly going to be an author that I seek out more from in the future.
findingmontauk1's review against another edition
5.0
Hold on to your horses! This story is wilder than any manic Monday you have ever encountered! Author Scott Cole has given us a way to fear Mondays even more, as Crazytimes gives us a glance in a Monday in the life of a man where the world is flipped upside down and all bets are off. This book starts off with a man who has the same moans and groans of any 9-to-5er. He does not want to go to work, his bills are on his mind, he's thinking about his ex, his commute is full of annoyances from his stop for morning coffee and the traffic, and his boss is a micromanaging pain in the butt. But is that even the worst thing? NOPE! Because all of a sudden everyone around him is going to turn bloodthirsty and crazed with no explanation to him. There is a an unknown contagion spreading rapidly and whenever it's noticed then it's already too late to stop it from taking over.
The rest of his day is going to be full of blood, gore, dismemberment, bodies seemingly exploding, meteors, and more! This book fits perfectly in the Grindhouse Press catalog as it delivers non-stop action and gross horror. I had so much fun with this novella! Each scene just got crazier and crazier and I was totally into it all!
Highly recommended! 4.5 stars and rounded up for Goodreads
The rest of his day is going to be full of blood, gore, dismemberment, bodies seemingly exploding, meteors, and more! This book fits perfectly in the Grindhouse Press catalog as it delivers non-stop action and gross horror. I had so much fun with this novella! Each scene just got crazier and crazier and I was totally into it all!
Highly recommended! 4.5 stars and rounded up for Goodreads