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HELP! A Bear Is Eating Me! (2008)

by Mykle Hansen(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1933929693 (ISBN13: 9781933929699)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Eraserhead Press

review 1: If you've ever read the Knitter's Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad, this book is a lot like that: hyperbolic stream-of-consciousness-ranting, for the most part. However, unlike the Knitter's Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad, this book is a lot more concerning in that it strikes a lot closer to home.Marv, our narrator and primary character, is a terrible human being and doesn't even realize it. He is the epitome of deranged male aggression and misogyny. He honestly believes that his actions are reasonable. He's a sociopath.While intentionally hyperbolic, the thing I found most uncomfortable about this book, is that it doesn't seem too far off from what men, and some women, could actually be thinking. Everything Marv says explicitly is being said implicitly - and sometimes e... morexplicitly as well - by our media and society at large. The rub being we're in Marv's head in this book. The things he says out loud to his wife and colleagues could be said by anyone, and it concerns me that the thoughts he's having in this book are more common than we want to admit among men.As a feminist, I think this book does a service by highlighting the ludicrous male aggression and alpha requirements we have in place for success in our society that breed unnecessarily sociopathic behaviours in men. The satire is on point - it's hyperbolic enough to make its point, but close enough to truth to make you a little uncomfortable.
review 2: This is bizarro, apparently. I don't really know what that means, but this book was fantastically fun read. It's a simple idea, handled really well, with good characters and tone of voice, and some nice reveals too. It's a delicious slice of black comedy. The title of the book is EXACTLY what the novel is about. The protagonist is being eaten by a bear. And with the exception of one rather odd chapter, it reads fairly straight. In fact, I'd probably have dropped the weird chapter altogether as the book didn't need it. Other than that it's tight and fast-paced and real curio. Worth checking out. less

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