A fantastic, awesome, and (as expected) extremely weird collection. From what I understand, the Bizarro being written now basically has two modes, pastiche (parodies or Bizarro re-imaginings of certain genres), and then something closer to pure absurdism, which is where I think Cameron Pierce falls. The stories in this collection are like grotesque dreams, written in clean prose that accents how fucked up they are. But also, I think, there's a tenderness to some of the stories that makes them st...

I love reading a book and deciding that I have found an author whose work I need more of RIGHT NOW, and I’m thankful they’ve written a lot more stuff. I think some of these stories are good enough to stand on their own, but the composition of the entire collection enhances the overall experience. There is a sense of poetic unity among the pieces, and the little illustrations between stories enhanced the sense of loneliness and longing that I felt pervaded throughout the book. There are unifying

If you are wondering what Bizarro is and could be, where its future lies, then devour this book. Or, if you are simply looking for well-written tales that will spin your imagination into hyperspace, dig in and grab a doughnut, you bastard. Review forthcoming SOMEWHERE.

Doughnuts can and will devour every inch of my body. Right before they do, I will ask, "Can I get one last lick of frosting before you feed me to the eclair?"

This is a good variety of the author's work. I have to point out the story titled "Lantern Jaws" as my favorite. I'll be looking for more.

Die, You Donut Bastards is the latest collection of short fiction and prose poetry by Cameron Pierce. The whimsical title and cover art may suggest a mostly humorous approach to Bizarro, a genre which can range from arty surrealism to shock-focused extremity, and also at times encompassing more conventional storytelling with a subtler twinge of the surreal. While many authors focus on a single approach, Pierce here shows himself capable of covering all the bases.Most of the pieces are just a pag...

This is a collection of nonsense. The stories are silly and absurd, and there is really very little that does not go far far into left field. The ideas are mostly in the vein of "why would someone even think of writing this?" For those reasons, I love this collection. Some of the highlights are "Disappear" a story where Stephen King is stealing babies from wombs, "The Human Centipede 2 (UFSI Sequence) by Tao Lin: A Novel", and "Pancakes are Spooky." It seems as if many of these strange little st...

Saying something is bizarro tells me some things but still leaves me almost completely in the dark. There are so many different ways to do bizarro: funny, disgusting, violent, just plain weird, and so on. I look on this book as primarily surreal. There's weirdness, and quite wild weirdness at that, but there's something underneath...something that eludes easy grasping. Some bizarro is just fun and some resonates deeper. This definitely resonates deeper.

Most of the stories are entertaining, but the writer seems to sacrifice good writing for shock value in several of them.

I have mixed reviews, as is usually the case when it comes to a collection of short stories. I didn't see the point of the drawings, and the poetry was awful. Lucky, there were a few excellent tales in there to redeem itself. The cover is fantastic and deserved a star by itself. Maybe if my Krispy Crème doughnuts resembled this, I would lose a few pounds. 🐱🐱🐱

Wonderfully WeirdHave you ever thought to yourself "Man, movies and books and TV shows are the same thing over and over again. Why can't Hollywood and the publishing industry make something different for a change?" I wonder this myself all the time. Everything is a remix of a re-hash of a remake of a book that was originally a folktale.Cameron Pierce's story collection Die You Doughnut Bastards is none of those things. This book is actually different. It's original from top to bottom. It is choc...

Probably my first experience with Bizarro, but had a really great time with it. Pierce's voice really grounds the narrative and gives it some genuine emotion, especially the last story Lantern Jaws, which was my favorite. There's a noted sadness to a lot of these stories, which elevates the fantastic situations. Almost like knowing a great dream is about to end. Something just out of reach. Also, it seems like there's a couple Oregon/Portland details that make it into these stories--surely a kil...

The first Bizarro book I read was Cameron Pierce’s ‘Lost in Cat Brain Land’. It was November 2010, and I was captivated by this collection of short, surreal stories. Two years later, I have read his latest collection that displays Cameron’s transformation into a wizard of the short story form. It’s a larger collection, yet the stories range from single page poetry and prose poems to stories spanning about 20-30 pages. I found that I read this collection in bits and pieces, picking it up every so...

Cameron Pierce wowed me when I read "The Ass Goblins of Auschwitz" back in 2010. Since then Cameron has done well for himself, becoming one of the forces behind Avant-Garde lit press Lazy Facist, and editing a deliriously funny collection of stories based on The Flying Spaghetti Monster, as well as routinely wishing me a happy birthday on Facebook. Now with his most recent book, he has done something else, he has made one of the best books of 2012.Die You Doughnut Bastards is a collection of sto...

2 1/2 stars- Die You Doughnut Bastards- It's the end of the world. Doughnuts have taken over. Only a few survivors remain. Gotta be careful or there will be no one left.2 Stars- The Prisoners- A correctional facility made of Pizza.2 Stars- Ant Fat2 Stars- Moop and the Woggle- A creature that ate too much 3 Stars- The Honesty of Marsupials Is a Marvelous Thing- A poem2 Stars- Death Card- Original, but boring3 Stars- Three People Lose Their Genitals While Getting Naked2 Stars- A Birthday In Hell -...

'Die You Doughtnut Basards' is a short story from bizarro author Cameron Pierce, who has been releasing books for the past five years and always seems to get good reviews. This is actually my second Pierce book, the first being the novel 'Gargoyle Girls of Spider Island', which I found to be average, so was hoping this would give me a better chance to see if I would like his style or not.It's hard to describe what happens within these pages, mainly because it is a bizarro short story collection,...

Good compilation of poems, short fiction and some experimental pieces.The "Die You Doughnut Bastards" and "Lantern Jaws" are just brilliant. Do yourself a favor and read some Pierce.

I'd flirted with Bizarro on and off ever since 2002, but it was this book that converted me to a full fledged resident of the Bizarro universe once and for all. Cameron flexes some serious literary muscles here, as the stories range from poignant (Mitchell Farnsworth, Lantern Jaw) to hopeless (Die You Doughnut Bastards, Death Card) to whimsical (The Grown Family Destroyed, Blood Guineas).The best comparison I can draw to Cameron's style for those who need to be sold on this one is the clown in L...

Die You Doughnut Bastards is hilarious and irreverent. Pierce’s writing has an impromptu feel to it that makes it fresh, yet is thoughtfully put together. While the collection often has an absurdist tone, Pierce finds meaning in the chaos, offers glimpses of that meaning in the prose and poetry, but allows his readers to decide whether it has value. Life and death, conflict, sex, companionship, and love. They’re all there. And, yes, I find it valuable.

The title probably sounds overly goofy, silly, and inane–but this book will surprise on many levels with its inventiveness. It is a very unique collection of Russell Edson-inspired poems, childish drawings, and short stories as only Cameron Pierce can write them–which combines absurd content imbued and emblazoned with a tragic and haunted human element. My favorite in the entire collection was “Lantern Jaws.” Although I only read it this morning in my flat in Istanbul, I already know that it wil...