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Incident On And Off A Mountain Road (2011)

by Joe R. Lansdale(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Gere Donovan Press

review 1: Blurb, sort of...... In “Incident On and Off a Mountain Road,” Lansdale offers readers a heroine who is far more than what she seems. Pursued by a monstrous madman, Ellen calls upon her survival skills and leads readers toward a mind-blowing twist ending.Another freebie from the Amazon site, which I found while having a browse. Not my usual bag though I’m familiar with Lansdale’s work. I have read a few of his previous horror offerings, The Drive-In 1 and 2, but my main enjoyment comes from his Hap and Leonard series, some of which I’ve read, but all of which I’ll be re-visiting.Hap Collins and Leonard Pine1. Savage Season (1990)2. Mucho Mojo (1994)3. The Two-Bear Mambo (1995)4. Bad Chili (1997)5. Rumble Tumble (1998)6. Captains Outrageous (2001)7. Vanilla Ride... more (2009)8. Devil Red (2011)9. Hyenas (2011)Cutting to the chase, did I enjoy it? Would I recommend it to others? Will I find myself thinking about it again in the weeks and days ahead (always the mark of a good book in my opinion)?Enjoyment factor.........yes, ok – passed some time, I didn’t feel like that’s an hour or two of my life I’ll never get back. The thing with short stories or novellas, a lot of time I don’t actually care what happens to the characters, mainly because they are crudely drawn brushstrokes and not fully realised people that I have an interest in.Would I recommend it to others? I doubt it; if you want to find it it’s on Amazon as a freebie.No- I won’t be thinking about this one again.2.5 out of 5, which I shouldn’t complain about as it was a free download.
review 2: After many complaints from my wife about the number of books our house is struggling to contain, I have bought a Kindle.I was very anti-Kindle, as I love the feel and nuance of books, but for a quiet life I have gone over to the dark side.I saw this short story as a free offering and snapped it up.Joe Lansdale rarely disappoints, and this is no exception. It's a taut, tense tale with a real twist in the tail.His writing is always pacy and punchy, and as a free taster this encapsulates his strengths really well. less

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