Reviewed
by:
BigAl
Genre:
Satire/Flash Fiction/Poetry/Short Story Anthology
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000
words
Availability
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Author:
K.S.
Brooks is an award winning photographer and the author of children's
books, thrillers, romantic suspense, and satire. Brooks is also the
co-administrator of the go-to site for indie authors, IndiesUnlimited.
An
artist, author, scientist, composer, and non-relative of Newt
Gingrich, Newt Love is “the most famous person you've never heard
of.” Love's story can't be boiled down to just a paragraph. For
more than you could possibly want to know (including his dad's life
story), check out the more-than-complete biography on his website.
(Those who think they know something about practical jokes need to
read the story of Otto Mation, buried in the middle of that bio, and
bow down in respect.)
Description:
“Odd
& Odder: A Collection of Sensuality, Suspense & Satire"
brings together the creative, off-beat minds of published authors K.
S. Brooks and Newton Love. From short stories befitting The
Twilight Zone,
to lustful verses of poetry, to thought-provoking flash prose: Odd
& Odder
is consistently fresh, sometimes outlandish, and truly entertaining.”
Appraisal:
In a
collection where an ode to the author's stalker doesn't seem strange
or out of place, Odd and
Odder seems like a
reasonable title. The challenge is deciding which parts of the
collection are just odd and limiting those in the odder pile. (After
all, they can't all be odder, can they?)
That
the authors got me to read poetry (something I normally steer clear
of, unless you call it a song lyric, in which case I'm all over it),
was an achievement not many have done. However, my favorite pieces
were the longer satirical short stories, Dark
Alley
and Park Placed
(one from each of the authors). Although I have to admit, that ode to
the stalker has an appeal I can't quite figure out. How odd.
FYI:
Some
adult language and situations.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating: ***** Five Stars
2 comments:
Thank you so much for the great review! :)
Thanks you for a fun read, K.S.
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