Review: #awesomeness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
I have to say when I first started reading Twittering from the Circus of the Dead my initial reaction was "WTF?". When I downloaded this short story I didn't read any of the reviews. I'm a huge King fan and a fan of Hill's as well, so I usually just buy their work and expect good things.This clever short zombie story written completely in the form of Tweets. I wasn't expecting that. The twitter feed is from an angsty teenage girl, Blake (TYME2WASTE), whose parents don't understand her. Blake is on a road trip with her parents and her younger brother. She tweets her random thoughts every few minutes, which are mostly complaints. As the story takes off, the tweets begin to get pretty scary. The family stops at a roadside attraction called The Circus of the Dead where things go from bad to worse.What starts off as a bored teenage girl's Twitter feed, turns into a horrifying story. In my opinion, Hill nails the voice of Blake. He also builds the story's momentum just perfectly and this short story left me shocked, and satisfied. There's zombies in it. What more can you want?Hill's writing here is similar to King's in the way that he writes a scary story, but adds a bit of sarcastic humor when least expected. I like that. Very clever on Joe Hill's part. I really enjoyed this one and recommend it to fans of Hill's as well as Twitter fans who enjoy a scary story.Since this one is written in the form of Tweets, I don't think non-tweeting folk would like it. I may be wrong though. It does go to show how social media truly is a part of our lives, if stories are being written in the form of Twitter feeds. It makes sense that Joe Hill wrote this one in Tweet form. He's always on Twitter. I follow him.disclaimer: This review is my honest opinion. I purchased my copy of Twittering from the Circus of the Dead.