Gain Access Tales From The Gas Station: Volume One (Tales From The Gas Station, #1) Engineered By Jack Townsend In Manuscript
totally LOVED this horror novel, and I hope there'ssequels! I have little sense of humor, but even so I frequently laughed aloud at some of the scenes or turns of phrase, so yes, I guess this is a "horror comedy.
" I also totally emphasized with protagonist Jack, Man, this dude can't get a break! But he still perseveres, despite permanent insomnia and, I think, more than a touch of Asperger's witness his encounters with the vain psychoanalyst, bullies, weirdos, and gods under the gas station.
Like the Energizer bunny, he keeps on keeping on, Like a Timex, he keeps on ticking, Assaults, broken bones, insomnia, betrayal: NOTHING stops this unassuming feckless hero, Gotta admire. A book that will be enjoyed by those who enjoy black humor and shaggy dogs, I thought often of Douglas Adams and Weird Al as I was reading the book if that helps.
Its kind of a genre crossing mess so I wouldnt call it Horror or Paranormal or humor exactly Im fairly sure its a work of fiction but then again who knows Ive never been to the gas station at the edge of town, but I think I might have seen it.
If I say "This is a poor man's sitelinkJohn Dies at the End" I really do mean it as a compliment.
This is a bizarre but thoroughly engaging book, Recommended if you enjoy twists and turns from an unreliable protagonist who isn't sure himself what, or who, is real and what/who isn't.
At first, Jack seems like a regular guy just trying to burn away his days in peace from his job at the cash register.
Unfortunate for him that the universe wants to spin the Rubiks cube of reality around him whenever he gets behind the counter.
One thing's for sure strange things are happening at the gas station, . . or are they Is there even a gas station This was, . . fine. Perfectly fine. Imagine "Welcome to Night Vale" but focusing entirely on the bleak and the absurd, The protagonist is dying from a neurological condition that causes permanent insomnia and we see the strange things he witnesses working the nightshift at a rundown petrol station in the rural American South.
How much is real How much is delusion or hallucination We have only his word to go on.
Having known someone who actually developed that neurological condition, . . this ain't it, bruv. His body and brain slowly broke down as the repairs to both which occur during sleep were absent for him.
He consumed an INSANE amount of food as his body no longer had a "hibernation mode, " He got hit in the head by a basketball toward the end of our acquaintanceship and went blind in one eye, then started going deaf.
But all through this novel, I couldn't help but imagine him as the protagonist/narrator of this novel and it made me smile.
This was exactly what I expected from a Tales from the Gas Station story, was definitely not disappointed.
Lots of unexpected twists that you wouldn't guess from the regular stories on Reddit, Finding out the missing pieces of the free stories the Halloween incident, whatever happend to certain characters, deeper character motivations just tied things together.
Mrcreepypasta as narrator of the Audible version did great, as always, I can't wait for Volume,
Also, as a bonus, it generated some, . . interesting suggestions in audible
More than I expected
What can I say This book really surprised me.
I liked the title and read the synopsis and thought “what the hell, Ill give it a shot”.
I was not disappointed at all, Fast read, very interesting, prose is very different from anything Ive read in a while and just an all
out overall entertaining book.
Its weird, and I like weird, But there are moments of hilarity and what I think is just flat out brilliant writing,
You cant help but like the main character even though hes mostly a wise cracking, who gives a crap, smart ass.
I dont know, I just really enjoyed this book, Give it a shot. Not for everyone, but then again, what book is Creepy and selfreferential hilarity in the vein of 'Tucker amp Dale Vs.
Evil', the Good Place, and pretty much any Joss Whedon production, Memorable characters. For fans of sitelinkPeter Clines or sitelinkJeremy Robinson, This will resonate with anyone who ever had a crummy job that left them bored for hours, dreaming of battling otherworldly phenomena, shadow agencies, and raccoons yes, raccoons.
Don't you want to become a cult leader
Stalk weird, greenhatted gnomes
Commit some Kieffercides
Unconsciously dig a few holes in random places
Serve a rough cookie dough, even though your workplace do not serve cookies nor cookie dough
Or maybe you dream about performing multidimensional ritual
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. .
No
Oh, Okay.
Well then, maybe you want to work at a gas station
The year isand the first episode of "Welcome to
the Night Vale" airs.
People start to gather around this strange phenomena and small town vibes,
The year isand "Tales from the Gas Station" are published, There aren't many people who know about this book, but the vibe is similar, Small town. Random gas station. A protagonist who is either too stupid or too smart for paranormal shit that happens around, There is dark god, a group of radioactive racoons, excellent humor and great writing,
So maybe you should apply for a job there See those things for your own eyes wHAt iN tHE AAAASS did i just read
shooketh.
i don't normally use that word, and i certainly have never said it out loud before, but for purpose of this written reaction, imma say it, I AM SHOOKETH.
this book puts you through the wringer,
" Oh, you think you know what's going on HA! you don't, idiot. "
basically my conversation with myself the entire time,
but it's also all good, coz it's funny. and i love deadpan humor,
perhaps the only thing i'm a little miffed about is that i'm not too hot over the idea of delving through the second installment funny characters aside.
coz there was just something kinda exhausting about the many plot twists and turns, the feeling of not finding a satisfactory level of closure for at least some of the plotlines that keep getting allusions.
the zany things that are happening around jack our intrepid unreliable narrator are a tad too much to keep up with and up to now i am still trying to wrap my head around so many things because qUeStiONs!.
still, i do recommend this one, if you're looking for an entertaining, fastpaced, confusing, and funny read and won't mind that aboutof what's happening is effed up.
. . grab this book.
and good luck,
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