Review: Mmm... gravy.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2013
Shotgun Gravy was wonderful. It had all the punchy, dark, yet wildly funny narrative style I've come to love from Chuck Wendig, with a kick ass protagonist who doesn't take shit from anyone but has a chip on her shoulder the size of Atlanta (which coincidentally is her name). The story completely engaged me and was just long enough to leave me excited for the next novella in the series. This purveyor of new pulp has a way of telling stories graphic enough to make your stomach turn and at the same time touching enough to make you root for the underdogs. While the story was definitely "about bullying", it fell well outside the lame cautionary tale route I've muddled through from other authors in favor of simply telling a good story. A good enough story will send the larger message all on its own, and that's what Shotgun Gravy does. I'd recommend it to anyone, except maybe my mom. But Wendig should take that as a compliment.