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The Egg Man (2008)

by Carlton Mellick III(Favorite Author)

4.35 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

193392974X (ISBN13: 9781933929743)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Eraserhead Press

review 1: I like the minimalist aspect of this book, it flows almost like a children's story. Very quick read, and I love the idea of what the Egg Man is (the ultimate in electro-acoustic). Contrary to the back cover comments, I don't think this is anywhere near CM3's darkest or grittiest works. Yes it is appropriately stark, post-apocal-something, violent and sexual... but relatively tame in my eyes. The author mentions how disturbing he finds smells, but I don't get the same impact. In fact, I felt like this entire world is ripe (pun intended) for expansion. Yes I get this was a fairy tale, but I would love to see it on a bigger scale. An intriguing part for me is the discovery of such high tech combination of information and biology (which is something I'm already fascinated with... more), as well as the main character's artistic revelation. It's not my favorite CM3 by far, but it's a neatly concise work with little philosophical treats left here and there, and of course boobs.
review 2: I think this is one of Carlton Mellick’s favourite of his books. It’s probably one of my favourites too. Where his other books are mostly just weird in creative and interesting ways, this book takes his creative and interesting weirdness to staggering heights, completely reconstructing how people perceive the world around them. People are tuned in to their senses in different ways and some people are born better off than others. It’s a narrative that acknowledges some of the worst aspects of contemporary cultures, and it attempts to prove that what you’re born as and who you are can be two different things, and the person who has control over that is you. Of course, this is a bleak dystopian narrative and it’s not all that fluffy and nice, but it certainly shows an ugly aspect of society that can only improve through change. And the guys that have the power to change are the ones that benefit most from the way things are. It’s been a while since I read it, so I can’t remember the details, and maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I remember it was pretty amazing stuff. less

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