carleylightfoot's review against another edition
4.0
Tbf, this one was actually very fun. It did succeed in making me laugh sometimes and, despite the plot being literally insane, it was well-written enough to keep me engaged.
Also, for everyone wondering, it’s not that graphic re the whole Santapede thing. The wording is mostly pretty vague, a lot of it is left up to your imagination
Also, for everyone wondering, it’s not that graphic re the whole Santapede thing. The wording is mostly pretty vague, a lot of it is left up to your imagination
mannapanda's review
5.0
This was a delightful read! It was both gross and HILARIOUS, and it really leaned into the ridiculousness you expect with the title.
mollye123's review against another edition
3.0
Wtf did I just read?! I feel slightly traumatised and Christmas may be ruined for me but why was this quite funny??
alisonmac86's review against another edition
3.0
I am a terrible person. Both for finding this one of the most hilarious books I've ever read and for taking such an insanely long time to actually post Adam's promised review - sorry, Adam!
There's not a lot I can really say about this book which you won't have gleaned from the title. It is simply ridiculous in all the best ways and had me laughing out loud (and trying in vain to hide the cover from other patrons of the library).
The film on which the concept was based freaked me out. I won't say it 'scared' me but it left me with an uncomfortable aftertaste (much like those in the film, I imagine). This book turned that on its head and made it one of the funniest ideas I have ever come across. For that I am eternally grateful to Mr. Millard.
There's nothing tongue in cheek (or any other orifice) about this novel, it's all laid bare (the puns just keep on coming!) for the reader's twisted enjoyment. It's rude, offensive, completely without taste...but then that's what you pick up a book by this particular author for, is it not?
Christmas with a many-legged twist.
There's not a lot I can really say about this book which you won't have gleaned from the title. It is simply ridiculous in all the best ways and had me laughing out loud (and trying in vain to hide the cover from other patrons of the library).
The film on which the concept was based freaked me out. I won't say it 'scared' me but it left me with an uncomfortable aftertaste (much like those in the film, I imagine). This book turned that on its head and made it one of the funniest ideas I have ever come across. For that I am eternally grateful to Mr. Millard.
There's nothing tongue in cheek (or any other orifice) about this novel, it's all laid bare (the puns just keep on coming!) for the reader's twisted enjoyment. It's rude, offensive, completely without taste...but then that's what you pick up a book by this particular author for, is it not?
Christmas with a many-legged twist.
blatdriver's review against another edition
4.0
This was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, sure it's crude, and it may offend some people, but I liked it
typicalbooks's review
3.0
Entertaining and raunchy, this wild little nugget was fun to read during the holidays. I'm not a fan of humour and wanted it to be more horror. As a huge fan of all of the film entries this is named loosely after, I was looking for something darker. If it were renamed I may have not picked it up; had it lived up to the first two films more than the third I'd have not been able to put it down. So, 2.5 stars really as it teeters on my fence.
5hadow_girl's review
5.0
First, have you seen The Human Centipede (First Sequence), or The Full Sequence, or The Final Sequence? It may not be necessary to see the movie(s), but it gives you a better feel for just how bad things are going to get, and just how bad that 'we had curry for dinner' joke really is! (South Park spoofed it pretty disgustingly). I'm only kidding - Adam has re-imagined yet another *[beloved] classic, and made The **[in]Human Santapede into what is sure to be one of my favorite things for many upcoming holiday seasons!
Taking subtle shots at Warwick Davis, Furbys, and E.L. James, Adam had me cracking up through another story that ended way to soon.
In the Land of Christmas, joy & laughter spread like wildfire & chlamydia. Mrs. Claus is a ex-stripper, and a bitch-faced whore, who (in my mind) looks like a filthy, filthy Jessica Rabbit. Elves are missing, and Rudolph is nowhere to be seen. Someone is out to ruin the holiday this year, and Finklefoot is going to find out who it is!
Finklefoot isn’t about to save Christmas, or The Fat Bastard, for free. No sir. He, (and every other elf), wants a song written about him – one that will tell his story, and get stuck in the minds of humans everywhere for years to come.
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specialkxb's review
1.0
What in the hell I just read
If anyone was to ask me what happen I wouldn’t be able to excute a response. Random characters being introduced that it actually interfered with the actual plot. The dark comparisons is distracting from the overall story.
findingmontauk1's review
4.0
I was just looking through Amazon for some Christmas horror books when I stumbled across this cover, spat out my eggnog, and dropped my candy canes. How could I NOT BUY THIS? I am one of the rare people on the planet who actually thought the first Human Centipede movie was good: I thought it was creepy, not OVERLY disgusting (like people assume it is going to be and NOT like the second one), and had some awesome cinematography!
And this cover! It had me rolling! I love it!
I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. I'll be honest. But it had just the right amount of dark humor mixed with horror elements sprinkled with pop culture insults. I found myself laughing, rolling my eyes, and a couple times even grimacing through the details. The book read quickly and I loved the twists it took on the Santa we grew up with, his wife, his elves, his reindeer, and even of his biggest nemesis, Krampus.
I looked at some of Adam Millard's bibliography and have already found 4 more books that I KNOW I want to read and a few more that I need to research a little more and also see if I like his writing in more books. I give this one 3.5 out of 5 (rounded up to 4 as I am in the holiday spirit!) as it was some entertaining holiday fun! I truly think people will enjoy this more than they may give themselves credits for up front just base on initial judgments... but I will let everyone make their own minds up about The Human Santapede! Or should it be Inhuman Santapede? Or would (In)Human Santapede be best? You can be the one to decide!
And this cover! It had me rolling! I love it!
I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. I'll be honest. But it had just the right amount of dark humor mixed with horror elements sprinkled with pop culture insults. I found myself laughing, rolling my eyes, and a couple times even grimacing through the details. The book read quickly and I loved the twists it took on the Santa we grew up with, his wife, his elves, his reindeer, and even of his biggest nemesis, Krampus.
I looked at some of Adam Millard's bibliography and have already found 4 more books that I KNOW I want to read and a few more that I need to research a little more and also see if I like his writing in more books. I give this one 3.5 out of 5 (rounded up to 4 as I am in the holiday spirit!) as it was some entertaining holiday fun! I truly think people will enjoy this more than they may give themselves credits for up front just base on initial judgments... but I will let everyone make their own minds up about The Human Santapede! Or should it be Inhuman Santapede? Or would (In)Human Santapede be best? You can be the one to decide!