Zach Israel

Smashwords book reviews by Zach Israel

  • Sloughing Off the Rot on May 31, 2013

    Honestly, I suck at writing reviews, as I just want to say, "this part was awesome, and in this part things happened that were awesome." Unfortunately with a novel like this you can't do that because this novel is a lot like a journey itself. I know that that sounds like pretentious garbage, but it's true. You can't take a piece out of this novel and describe it to someone who isn't reading it. That I think is the fundamental flaw, which stands out because I love this book like a fat kid loves chocolate, so pretty much how I love chocolate. Now onto my poorly written comments on the book that reads like the ramblings of an idiot child. There needs to be a word that mean, “artsy,” that doesn't mean pretentious crap, because this novel is truly a piece of art. The journey of a man seeking wisdom and retribution boiled down to a simple mind screw painted with bodily fluids in a way that keeps the reader saying, “well that's unnerving, so what happens next.” Not to say that this book is without flaws, as there are plenty. The book can drag in a few places, and then speed up, then slow down. This leads to a pace that can be a bit schizophrenic, but it's not too bad. Then in some of the speedy parts a thousand things will happen and I will have to reread parts of the book to get what's going on. There are a few early bits when I want all the characters to sit down, have a cup of tea, and decide who they are, basically this is one of those novels that you really have to read multiple times to digest everything, but it will always be a fun ride that will make you curl in the corner crying and laughing at the same moment more then a few times.