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Book Review of "Slithers" by W. W. Mortensen, a Guest Post from Reads & Reels

1/25/2019

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I should give a quick update before I let Shannon from Read & Reels take over. A couple of weeks ago I got a second job working at Panera Bread as a delivery woman (well, technically it's my third job; my full-time position is PCA/job coach for people with disabilities, writing is my second job, and now this). At the same time, a bunch of other stuff happened this month:
  • I've started dating again (thank you, online dating sites).
  • My grandmother died and I dog-sat for my parents while they were in Massachusetts for the funeral.
  • My roommates and I hosted "The Thing Thing," where we and a bunch of friends played Cards Against Humanity and watched John Carpenter's The Thing, because apparently so few of them had seen it and I just could not let that stand. 
  • I entered the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge for the fifth(?) year in a row; deadline for the first story is tomorrow night. (You'll be able to read it on my Patreon page on Sunday.)
  • I'm answering Less Than Three Press's call for submissions, essentially writing a short novel in two months before their deadline on January 31st.
  • I started the next video for my YouTube channel and Luna Station Quarterly article, as usual.
  • And I continue to volunteer at the Sexual Violence Center and resumed going to SGI (lay Buddhist organization) meetings in my community. 

In the middle of all of this, I realized yesterday, Shit! I need to blog this week, too!

Um...

Guest post to the rescue!

Unlike me, Shannon O. apparently has her life way more in order, and managed to not only finish reading a book, but write a review for it, too. Please enjoy while I go out and buy a much-needed planner. 

"Slithers" by W. W. Mortensen: Book Review

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Thank you so much for having me on your blog! It’s so awesome! Seriously, everyone needs to be reading it!
 
Today I thought I’d share a review of a Sci-Fi Horror I read recently, called Slithers by W.W. Mortensen!


There are so many things to like about Slither! Perfect setting, a tense atmosphere, wrought with fear, great writing, and good pacing. See what I mean, LOTS of things to like. That said, the ending is so huge and complex, I feel the author should have dedicated more time to explaining it better. I mean, I get the gist, but with such existential ideas to contemplate, readers would benefit from a more thorough conclusion.
 
This is the first book by Mortensen that I've read, and this one didn't put me off. On the contrary, I'm quite intrigued by his other titles, especially Eight. He's clearly very talented and based on the mood he creates in this story alone, I'm more than keen to read more.
 
Some other things worth mentioning: I loved all the creepy crawlies in this story. They very much reminded me of King's creatures in The Mist, which is high praise because that is one of my favourite short stories, and the gory scenes were also brilliant! I just loved how vivid and descriptive they were, so well done sir. Ugh... I'm shuddering just thinking about some of them.
 
Ultimately, I think the theme is about the universal question "What if?", and Slithers is an original, and entertaining approach to answering it. It may not be for everyone but many of you will really enjoy it!
 
Rating... B or 3.75 Gooey Truck Drivers out of 5!
 
WW Mortensen
 
Website: http://www.wwmortensen.com/author/
 
Thanks again for letting me share on DZA today, it warms my heart to see so many amazing blogs like yours dedicated to Horror and Science Fiction!

Shannon O. (a.k.a. Shanannigans)
​Blogger & Publicist


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Yay, Shannon! I am definitely adding this to my reading list. 

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1/25/2019 07:24:24 am

Thanks so much for having me on your blog! It's always nice to meet like-minded bookworms who enjoy the same things I do 😊

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