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Great collection of bizarre fiction - the surrealist approach opens up a lot of doors and while every story may not get your wheels turning, more will than won't. If you've always wanted to try Bizarro Fiction, this is a great place to start!
Mixed, obviously—it’s an anthology—but neatly splits the magical realism and the gonzo splatterpunk.
My opinion on the stories from 1 to 5 stars:• At the Funeral (D. Harlan Wilson) – 3*• Ant Colony (Alissa Nutting) – 4*• Fire Dog (Joe R. Lansdale) – 4.5*• Candy-Coated (Carlton Mellick III) – 3*• The Traveling Dildo Salesman (Kevin L. Donihe) – 4*• We Witnessed the Advent of a New Apocalypse During an Episode of Friends (Blake Butler) – 2.5*• Cardiology (Ryan Boudinot) – 2*• The Screaming of the Fish (Vincent Sakowski) – 3*• Atwater (Cody Goodfellow) – 1.5*• The Darkness (Amelia Gray) – 3*• Li’l...
My first foray into BizarroExcellent anthology delving into Bizzaro fiction. I read mainly horror but found this book looking for something new but familiar . Color me impressed . I found the majority of stories both strange , interesting and .......bizarre. So glad I found this book and discovered a new genre of story telling that keeps my interest. I would recommend this book for readers who appreciate horror and dark stories with a twist. I will be looking into more of these authors works. A
There's a lot of poorly thought out, under-edited material in the Bizarro genre but none of it is in this collection.
Being a woman "of a certain age" (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean), I've read more than my share of "ladies' book club books." By that I mean, safe, innocuous reads, usually involving star-crossed lovers and WWII, or a heroine who beats insurmountable odds using only her mounds o' gumption and plucky good-natured wiles.This book, praise Jebus, is nothing like that. Here, the heroines are plucked, rather than plucky, and occasionally eaten by two-headed mammals. Star-crossed lovers are
In a year crowded with excellent anthologies, The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade quickly rose to the top of my list of personal favorites. The thirty-five (!) stories collected herein not only exemplify the evolving Bizarro genre, but stand as masterful works of the short form, each story performing an precarious balancing act between strange, sad, funny, and beautiful. Stand-outs include Joe R. Lansdale's "Fire Dog," Alissa Nutting's "Ant Colony," Cody Goodfellow's "Atwater," Jeremy Robert
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade is by far the best Bizarro anthology available at present, both for fans of the genre and as an introduction for those just getting to know what the genre is all about. It’s a better intro than even the Starter Kits. Almost all your usual suspects are represented right alongside some other big names who aren’t typically associated with Bizarro, like Joe R. Lansdale, Tom Piccirilli, Aimee Bender, and Stephen Graham Jones. I love about 95% of this book, and f...
Yeah, this rocks. This collection completely satisfied my urge for the surreal, the unhinged, and the mind-blowing. Plus, the writing is top-notch. Don't miss this one.
Absolutely killer collection that shows off a wide variety of entries to the genre.
When you call a book the Best Bizarro Fiction Of The Decade you have a lot to live up to. So is it the best? It's pretty damn close and for fans of the genre this is a solid anthology that reminds us just how great this genre is. For anyone looking to check in and see what the genre is this is a great place to start. Each story is a great representation of what the genre is. Each story is well written and shows just how great and inventive this genre is. These are authors who are still churnin
This collection, as Cameron Pierce's collections are wont to be (see: In Heaven Everything is Fine), is fantabulous. This was the first bizarro collection I purchased when I was first getting into bizarro. It's a great place to start if you're new to the genre, covering a wide range of what bizarro is and can be. Every story here is amazing in a different way than the last, and you can get a feel for the styles of different writers of bizarro. That being said, long time bizarro fans will also ge...
An excellent short story collection highlighting the best in bizarro. Alissa Nutting’s short ‘Hellion’ is the standout hit. I highlighted almost every paragraph and recommended it to anyone who was online and unable to escape my enthusiasm. This is what makes bizarro so entertaining - a ridiculous concept done in a very matter-of-fact way with absolutely average people. How could you not be sucked into a Hell where there’s only one bar and it serves nonalcoholic drinks?? Ugh…excuse me, while I
Great variety of bizarro. My taste runs towards a heavy blend of horror with my bizarre, and a solid handful hit the spot really well. Tons of other stuff too - funny, literary, just plain weird. I didn't finish every single story in this collection, stuck with ones that appealed to my tastes or widened my horizons, but I think anyone reading it would find a few stories they loved.
This is simply the best of the best short stories from all of the top writers in the bizarro genre. If you've been thinking about trying bizarro but don't know where to start you can experience all of the top writers at their very best right here.
