A Greater Monster by David David Katzman

For those who don’t know Gordon, he’s got this awesome and disarming zany earnestness that would probably make him the perfect guy with whom to watch Russian Dash Cam videos: “Did you see those cows tumble out of the truck when it tipped over?!? AND WALK AWAY LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED?!?!?!”īut I digress. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.The best laugh I’ve ever had in a meeting came courtesy of my buddy Gordon Ritter. Judges quotes from the 2012 Independent Book Publisher Awards Dark and edgy, like a Blade Runner for English majors. A brain-singeing look at humanity at its strangest. It contains scenes and unique designs that seem engineered by some Mad Hatter and Chuck Palahniuk cross-breed. This is bizarro fiction at its most intense. I admire David David Katzman's creativity and the amount of work that must have gone into creating such an exotic literary gift for readers who like to read beyond the lines of contemporary fiction. While visions of Alice in Wonderland strayed through the back of my thoughts, this book is so much more. Intelligently written and displayed, A Greater Monster is truly like no book I have ever read before. Midwest Book Review, Small Press Bookwatch With unique humor and plenty to think about, A Greater Monster is a fine and much recommended choice. Carra Stratton, Editor, Starcherone Press In this extraordinary work, Katzman pushes language to do things, which are truly astounding. I can't express how brilliant my favorite scenes in A Greater Monster are. Jen Knox, author of To Begin Again (2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award winner) the graphics, concept and narration are pause-worthy, and they all combine to create literary indulgence at its best, its most interactive.

Common Ills blogīrilliant, insane and utterly unique, A Greater Monster offers pure sensory stimulation. A book to ponder and to read for the sheer life on the page. It is a jigsaw of writing and you find yourself falling down the rabbit hole.

If the pros outweigh the cons for you, then David David Katzman might just be your new favorite author. Most of all, you will be challenged as both a reader and a thinker. You will stumble onto sparks, which will snowball into a catharsis more than once. The brilliance of his imagination aside, we must also consider that this novel is a lot to absorb.However, you will be refreshed with new characters and situations every few pages-all of which will be other-worldly. David David Katzman's second novel, A Greater Monster, is perhaps the most original and perhaps the most harrowing book to come along in a while.It would take most of us a lifetime to think of all the characters and situations within these 369 pages.

A Greater Monster by David David Katzman