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A review by johnny_wi
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy by Bradley Sands
4.0
While not my first foray into the world of Bizarro literature, this was the first I'd read of Bradley Sands' work, and the first collection of short and flash fiction Bizarro I've read.
My reading inclinations tend towards novels, the longer and more epic the better. I like to escape into a book, and if I can spend a week or more there, great. That being said, I am glad I strayed from my habits and gave this collection a go.
I'm still not sure, and won't be until a reread, if the pieces in this collection improved as it progressed or if my mind just began to melt a bit and settled into a form which better resonated with imagery coming at it. At the beginning my brain wanted to know "what is this?" and put it into some sort of sensible framework. I felt like what I was reading was sort of a collection of story ideas, the basic plot keys jotted down in a moment of inspiration, but because there are more ideas than time to write full stories, these were the abortions, little story fetuses with recognizable features but stunted in their development.
Not a bad thing, I kept finding myself thinking what a great idea, and how much potential lurked in these absurd and hilarious scenes. And in the midst of these were certain pieces where it all came together, the language with imagery, enough to inflict a strong feel for the piece.
Fortunately, before long I was drawn in to the point where the seatbelt came off and my mind flopped free to skip and frolic amidst the absurd, surreal and hilarious.
I'd never read anything quite like it. Chances are, neither have you. It's well worth it. Give your brain a break. Let it loose of stuffy convention and out for a run. This is a book you can read in whatever size chunks you feel like. Good for a laugh, good for a surprise, good for suspending reality and opening up a world where "what if?" rules.
Don't miss out on this one.
My reading inclinations tend towards novels, the longer and more epic the better. I like to escape into a book, and if I can spend a week or more there, great. That being said, I am glad I strayed from my habits and gave this collection a go.
I'm still not sure, and won't be until a reread, if the pieces in this collection improved as it progressed or if my mind just began to melt a bit and settled into a form which better resonated with imagery coming at it. At the beginning my brain wanted to know "what is this?" and put it into some sort of sensible framework. I felt like what I was reading was sort of a collection of story ideas, the basic plot keys jotted down in a moment of inspiration, but because there are more ideas than time to write full stories, these were the abortions, little story fetuses with recognizable features but stunted in their development.
Not a bad thing, I kept finding myself thinking what a great idea, and how much potential lurked in these absurd and hilarious scenes. And in the midst of these were certain pieces where it all came together, the language with imagery, enough to inflict a strong feel for the piece.
Fortunately, before long I was drawn in to the point where the seatbelt came off and my mind flopped free to skip and frolic amidst the absurd, surreal and hilarious.
I'd never read anything quite like it. Chances are, neither have you. It's well worth it. Give your brain a break. Let it loose of stuffy convention and out for a run. This is a book you can read in whatever size chunks you feel like. Good for a laugh, good for a surprise, good for suspending reality and opening up a world where "what if?" rules.
Don't miss out on this one.