A review by doomfiction
Fistful of Feet by Jordan Krall
5.0
I've been reading bizarro for a long time now, long enough to know that there are basically two categories of authors that write bizarro - those who prefer to write the strangest, weirdest stuff that they can think of and string them together with a thin/weak plot and those who write wonderfully intricate plots with strong characters and bizarro subtleties peppered throughout. Jordan Krall is one of the latter.
FISTFUL OF FEET is by far Krall's best work to date (which says a lot - his books SQUID PULP BLUES, KING SCRATCH and PIECEMEAL JUNE are fantastic). His characters don't just exist in print - they breathe, they live, they bleed, off of the pages.
If you are reading this review, then I am sure you already know what the book is about, so I will save you from reading yet another description of the plot. Just know this, Krall is an author who delivers. He will take you to strange, freakish places - do yourself a favor and take the ride.
FISTFUL OF FEET is by far Krall's best work to date (which says a lot - his books SQUID PULP BLUES, KING SCRATCH and PIECEMEAL JUNE are fantastic). His characters don't just exist in print - they breathe, they live, they bleed, off of the pages.
If you are reading this review, then I am sure you already know what the book is about, so I will save you from reading yet another description of the plot. Just know this, Krall is an author who delivers. He will take you to strange, freakish places - do yourself a favor and take the ride.