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A review by sleepingnerd
Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke
4.0
Being my second novella of his, I'm finding Lutzke's works have a very particular taste of morbid wholesomeness. And you know what? I like it.
I never read a horror coming of age story, but can attest that it's good shit. The story made me few both sad and unsettled. The smell and heat seemed to radiated off the page (or, in this case, from my tablet). I also enjoy how earnest it was, the themes of neglect and hope and clinging by a frayed edge to the little sanity and normalcy you can reach. While I would be very interested in the aftermath, I liked the sweet ending, and how all the plot points intertwined to create a cohesive short story.
I'll definitely look up other of Lutzke's works!
I never read a horror coming of age story, but can attest that it's good shit. The story made me few both sad and unsettled. The smell and heat seemed to radiated off the page (or, in this case, from my tablet). I also enjoy how earnest it was, the themes of neglect and hope and clinging by a frayed edge to the little sanity and normalcy you can reach. While I would be very interested in the aftermath, I liked the sweet ending, and how all the plot points intertwined to create a cohesive short story.
I'll definitely look up other of Lutzke's works!