The Egg Said Nothing by Caris O’Malley
My rating: 5/5 cats
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost
A warning to anyone still in command
Of their possible future to take care
when i began this book, i was not thinking, “i shall open the review with lyrics by the english rock band pink floyd, but this song was in my head as soon as the plot started doing its thing, and now it is in yours.
and i am so pissed; i was really looking forward to trashing this book, to show mr. caris o’malley that there are no more free rides on goodreads.com—that even though we have chatted and even shared a review together—integrity is king!! and when that bee takes over, we shall all fall in line. buzzzz…
but this was just a really great book. and i am about to give a compliment here that will be staggering, to those of you who know me. ready to stagger? reading this was like getting a surprise new short story by jonathan carroll. (gasp) i know, but it has everything i like about jonathan carroll—the love story is not treacly, but is quirky and makes sense, and all the latter occurrences (i hedge vaguely) are very carrolly—and our caris has zero j.c. books listed, so i am excited to be recommending an author to him with similar preoccupations and maybe he will fall in love the way i did.
the bizarro list is touch and go with me. some of them, i think they just make a list of “shocking” or “offensive” words and toss them in a hat and choose their topics like that: “vagina day care center,” “nazi roller coaster,” “fetus bowling alley.” and it’s just a little yawn, like a preteen with a paint sprayer full of naughtiness gleefully let loose on a church. it is overkill, and i mean, who is really shocked by this anymore?
but there are a few from that list that are more adult, more crafted. and this is one of them. it is hard to go into detail, because it is about 80 pages, and i don’t want to ruin the enjoyment, but golly o’malley, this is really good!
before:
i can hardly wait.
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