Inside the Outside – Martin Lastrapes
Wow, Kat wasn’t being generous when she gave this book 10/10, Mr. Lastrapes earned every one of those 10 stars.
I encourage you to continue reading my review AFTER you download the book. Now. It’s ONLY .99 CENTS. That’s a quarter of a coffee, that’s one sip of beer, that’s a third of a bus ticket, hell, you’d give more than that to the homeless man that lives at the train station. So just head on over to Amazon now, here’s the link HERE!
So, as I was saying, wow, what a book. Timber, bloody hell, the crazy shit that this girl goes through. Just when you think you have her and the story pegged a curveball comes at you outta nowhere and knocks you on your ass. I read a few parts of this book with my mouth open, hands in the air, looking around going, “What. The. Fuck” to my empty book room. I thought the shock would end after Part 1, not knowing how the story could possibly develop any further, but Part 2 didn’t let me breathe for a second.
Here's what I love - the writing style is so calm that even the most gruesome of events seem to flow right off the page. I don’t know how to explain this actually… it’s not that it’s devoid of emotion, you empathize with Timber and her struggles, but I think it’s that the language reflects Timber’s perception of the events. Since she was raised in such a fucked up environment her reaction to, say, decapitation, would vary greatly to, say, mine (!). I could be way off base here, but did anyone else find that? Very well written, gripping really, but left me feeling a little creeped out at how easily it was to read some pretty gnarly parts. And really, didn’t Timber make it though some extraordinarily cruel and insane shit to come outta it fairing well but her character still a bit creepy? As bad as I feel for her I’m still not thinking I’ll make the trip into Bookland to say hello to her and shake her hand.*shudder*
Also, Martin comes right out and tells us what’s going to happen next. At first I was not impressed. “Where’s the suspense???” I implored loudly to the empty room. Then I kept reading and realized that giving me clues wasn’t telling me a gawd damn thing, and even with the info I still wasn’t able to predict what was going to happen next. It was torturous trying to read faster, to turn the page quicker to figure it out, only to be wrong. TEASE! But this is what makes the book so great: suspense, confusion, shock, disbelief, more shock.
We all love a story about an underdog, beating all odds, escaping terror and abuse, to finally find peace, love and happiness... this is not that book. There are glimpses into this Hollywood movie archetype through a layer of dirt, incest, spunk, blood and guts: a beautifully descriptive narrative for the whole family…. ;) If you need further convincing to get this book you're a fucking idiot, but you can also read Kat's review HERE.
And here is a very important lesson I learned from the book that I'm gunna share with you...
DO NOT EAT THE MYSTERY MEAT.
BBQ anyone?
Wow, Kat wasn’t being generous when she gave this book 10/10, Mr. Lastrapes earned every one of those 10 stars.
I encourage you to continue reading my review AFTER you download the book. Now. It’s ONLY .99 CENTS. That’s a quarter of a coffee, that’s one sip of beer, that’s a third of a bus ticket, hell, you’d give more than that to the homeless man that lives at the train station. So just head on over to Amazon now, here’s the link HERE!
So, as I was saying, wow, what a book. Timber, bloody hell, the crazy shit that this girl goes through. Just when you think you have her and the story pegged a curveball comes at you outta nowhere and knocks you on your ass. I read a few parts of this book with my mouth open, hands in the air, looking around going, “What. The. Fuck” to my empty book room. I thought the shock would end after Part 1, not knowing how the story could possibly develop any further, but Part 2 didn’t let me breathe for a second.
Here's what I love - the writing style is so calm that even the most gruesome of events seem to flow right off the page. I don’t know how to explain this actually… it’s not that it’s devoid of emotion, you empathize with Timber and her struggles, but I think it’s that the language reflects Timber’s perception of the events. Since she was raised in such a fucked up environment her reaction to, say, decapitation, would vary greatly to, say, mine (!). I could be way off base here, but did anyone else find that? Very well written, gripping really, but left me feeling a little creeped out at how easily it was to read some pretty gnarly parts. And really, didn’t Timber make it though some extraordinarily cruel and insane shit to come outta it fairing well but her character still a bit creepy? As bad as I feel for her I’m still not thinking I’ll make the trip into Bookland to say hello to her and shake her hand.*shudder*
Also, Martin comes right out and tells us what’s going to happen next. At first I was not impressed. “Where’s the suspense???” I implored loudly to the empty room. Then I kept reading and realized that giving me clues wasn’t telling me a gawd damn thing, and even with the info I still wasn’t able to predict what was going to happen next. It was torturous trying to read faster, to turn the page quicker to figure it out, only to be wrong. TEASE! But this is what makes the book so great: suspense, confusion, shock, disbelief, more shock.
We all love a story about an underdog, beating all odds, escaping terror and abuse, to finally find peace, love and happiness... this is not that book. There are glimpses into this Hollywood movie archetype through a layer of dirt, incest, spunk, blood and guts: a beautifully descriptive narrative for the whole family…. ;) If you need further convincing to get this book you're a fucking idiot, but you can also read Kat's review HERE.
And here is a very important lesson I learned from the book that I'm gunna share with you...
DO NOT EAT THE MYSTERY MEAT.
BBQ anyone?
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