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thomaswjoyce's review
5.0
Stalwarts of the Bizarro fiction scene, a collaboration between Tom Bradley and Chris Kelso seemed inevitable. With over twenty books in print – both fiction and non-fiction – Bradley has received praise from venues such as Forbes magazine and 3A.M. Magazine as well as numerous award nominations. According to American LGBT magazine, The Advocate, his seventh book, Lemur (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2008) “…could do as much to raise the rainbow flag as two medium-size Midwestern Stonewall Day parades.” Young Scottish author Chris Kelso is fast gaining a reputation as one of today’s most prolific and hard-working writers in speculative fiction. His wide-ranging work has been published by Journalstone, Omnium Gatherum and Bizarro Pulp Press as well as many others. Now they have joined forces to deliver a work of unadulterated Bizarro genius.
The combination of the separate author voices is seamless, as though Bradley and Kelso melded minds to create one writing consciousness. The language used is consistent throughout, as is the high quality of storytelling and characterisation. And the authors combine the dramatic elements with moments of laugh-out-loud comedy (especially “Empty-ton” and the “portmanteau term” Fulton’s employer invents to refer to the members of the cult at the end of the book) in a very effective way. If you enjoy your humour on the dark and irreverent side, and you can look at the wonderful Nick Patterson artwork on the cover and feel compelled to learn more about Sheila and her mysterious followers, you’ll enjoy the hell out of this book.
To read the full review, please visit This Is Horror.
The combination of the separate author voices is seamless, as though Bradley and Kelso melded minds to create one writing consciousness. The language used is consistent throughout, as is the high quality of storytelling and characterisation. And the authors combine the dramatic elements with moments of laugh-out-loud comedy (especially “Empty-ton” and the “portmanteau term” Fulton’s employer invents to refer to the members of the cult at the end of the book) in a very effective way. If you enjoy your humour on the dark and irreverent side, and you can look at the wonderful Nick Patterson artwork on the cover and feel compelled to learn more about Sheila and her mysterious followers, you’ll enjoy the hell out of this book.
To read the full review, please visit This Is Horror.
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