stevenfsantana's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kzelak's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ohainesva's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This is normal
jake_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Well, that was weird. Bizarre, even. Like some fractured Anna Kavan or Philip K. Dick novel. So it's recommended, I suppose. Go in blind. Be confused. Hmm.
bhaines's review against another edition
How did this guy decide he could write a book like this
prcizmadia's review against another edition
4.0
Don't read 'Motorman' unless you can do so in one sitting. Don't start unless you will finish. Give yourself that.
The only way I can relate to this is when I'm stuck in that half-sleep, half-wake dream state when feverish, body occupied with fighting off infection, brain given over to repetitive hallucinations, as strong as they are mundane. They cast the familiar world with the bizarre. That's the world of Moldenke. Don't read it unless you're willing to engage it on it's terms.
The only way I can relate to this is when I'm stuck in that half-sleep, half-wake dream state when feverish, body occupied with fighting off infection, brain given over to repetitive hallucinations, as strong as they are mundane. They cast the familiar world with the bizarre. That's the world of Moldenke. Don't read it unless you're willing to engage it on it's terms.
kingkong's review against another edition
3.0
He did a good job making this really weird but not wacky
deadwolfbones's review against another edition
2.0
2.5, really. Inventive language and descriptive prose in the service of nothing at all, that I could discern.
corpuslibris's review against another edition
4.0
A really interesting read -- my favorite so far of the three Calamari Press titles I've read this month.
It takes place in a bizarro, Brave-New-World-like world, in the future? Or on another planet? In any case, there is plenty to recognize but the lay of the land is much changed. The prose is understated, but infused with a deep, barely audible heartbeat of intensity. Read Ben Marcus's intro, and then I challenge you NOT to read it.
It takes place in a bizarro, Brave-New-World-like world, in the future? Or on another planet? In any case, there is plenty to recognize but the lay of the land is much changed. The prose is understated, but infused with a deep, barely audible heartbeat of intensity. Read Ben Marcus's intro, and then I challenge you NOT to read it.