Has anybody else read this guy?
My kid Ross (17) gave me a few titles to read, and while not all of it is great (Ross agrees, btw), I was quite intrigued with a good bit of it. His stuff is a mixed bag, but they are short books, more like novellas, that you can read quickly.
For those of you who remember usaking...well, this author would be his wet dream -- one of a small group of authors pioneering a "new genre" they have dubbed bizzaro fiction.
My favorite title was
Razor Wire Pubic Hair, which was a trippy, futuristic nightmare with a satisfying conclusion, good use of clever language, and monsters that run around raping people.
His book
The Haunted Vagina would make an interesting film, actually. I was less impressed with
Satan Burger (Satan runs a burger stand after the apocalypse), and another story that almost read like a children's book, with the improbable title of
The Baby Jesus Butt Plug. I mean, for real.
I have no idea how Ross stumbled across this author (and he ain't sayin') -- much less why I let him read such trash haha.
But nevertheless, this author is doing some very interesting work unlike anything I have read before -- (apart from usaking -- and who knows, maybe the guy is actually onto something...?) -- with a large counter-culture following that has me kind of wondering WTF?
Would be interested what others think of this guy.
http://carltonmellick.com/