Review: Entertaining Redneck Horror and More!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2011
Writing this review is going to be a challenge because of Amazon's rediculously strict censorship filters. I can't even mention the title of the book, or the review will get rejected. How stupid is that? They'll list the title of the book on the website, but if you say a certain word in the title, the review will be rejected. Okay, I'm way off topic here, so back to the book.Let me issue a word of caution to potential readers: If you're easily offended, this is not the book for you. It contains graphic decriptions of sexual acts, copious profanity, and a fair amount of drug use. However, if you're an openminded reader who appreciates writers with a fresh and unique outlook, you'll find a lot to like here. The subtitle of the book- "Tales From a Redneck Gangsta" - is perfectly descriptive. Imagine a poor white trash crackhead who lives in a trailer park, who just happens to live a life that is filled with murder, psycho lesbians, vampires, ghosts and zombies, and you'll start to get an idea what reading this collection of stories is like.The author, Mr. Pudge, has expertly mastered the voice of this idiom, and uses language to great effect to convey both character and atmosphere. The effect is shocking, at times, but it's also highly entertaining. These are horror stories that hit you over the head and make you hope you'll never find yourself in the neighborhood they take plave in, and you'll probably make double sure your door is locked at night. In terms of plot, the author takes some situations the seasoned reader of horror tales might think he or she is familiar with, and gives them another twist that leads down a dark alley where you're just as likely to get beat up and robbed as you are to meet a sexy ghost or a vampire who likes to get its blood from a surprising location. You might think you know what's going to happen, but you don't.Then, just to prove he's not a one trick pony, Jimmy Pudge ends the collection with a science fiction story set in a land where every police precinct has its own Medusa on staff. The juxtaposition of this story against the previous seven is jarring. We think we have this author pigeonholed- but we don't. This is Jimmy Pudge's first book, and I expect great things from him in the future. I have no doubt he will continue to surprise and entertain me.This book is only a buck for kindle or Amazon's free kindle for pc app. It'll be the best buck you ever spent.