Review: A Dark and Twisty Winner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2012
I really enjoyed reading this collection of poems, flash stories, and longer works.  It made me laugh and made me think.  The poems were great to read out loud with the rhythmic pattern of writing.  The longer stories were very interesting, but the flash stories really made me think.  The collection is a mishmash of dark fantasy, ironic fairy tales, satire, and twist minds, which obviously Mr. Hutchings has.My favorites are The Auto-Pope, where a robot is elected Pope, an untitled poem that will make you stop and think, and My Cat Is Not Like Any Other Cat, in which Mr. Hastings must have the sibling of my cat!I normally do not read collections, but the subject matter peaked my interest in this book.  I am very glad that I read something so different for me.  It made me laugh out loud on the bus and that's totally out of my comfort range, but I just couldn't  help it.  I know I will read pieces of this collection again and again.  Mr. Hutchings has written a winner!