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Kornwolf: A Novel
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Egolf's recent suicide robbed us of a most gifted contemporary satirist. In his third and final novel, he impressively demonstrates why his witty voice will be missed. It is a boldly original modern fantasy that follows the tracks of a rampaging Amish werewolf--you read that correctly--through the backwoods of the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside. When he isn't plowing his family's meager fields, teenage Ephraim finds himself waking up naked in the middle of cornfields, wondering where and how he has spent the night. Meanwhile, in nearby Blue Ball, a chilling photo of something hairy and vaguely resembling Richard Nixon is creating a buzz to the effect that the legendary Kornwolf of local renown has finally returned. Ephraim's bestial trail will eventually cross those of two returning prodigal sons of Blue Ball--a young reporter and a boxing manager, who team to avert the Kornwolf's prophesied final rampage on Halloween. Egolf's potent mixture of ribald supernaturalism and dark satire of modern culture should attract Stephen King fans. Carl Hays
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Funny, entertaining, fun
29. Dezember 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
This book is great from the beginning, introducing characters and situations, gradually revealing more and more. It would be a disservice to any potential reader to touch upon any plot points, because the thrill of discovering them while reading the book is so great.
It is exciting and funny. There are loose ties at the end, and the last bit of the book seems to have been rushed a bit more than the rest. I wish the author had explored the aftermath of the last events. It would have added to the fun immensely.
If you're interested in either werewolves or in having a fun read, this is highly recommended.
I will definitely read Egolf's other two books.
It is exciting and funny. There are loose ties at the end, and the last bit of the book seems to have been rushed a bit more than the rest. I wish the author had explored the aftermath of the last events. It would have added to the fun immensely.
If you're interested in either werewolves or in having a fun read, this is highly recommended.
I will definitely read Egolf's other two books.
4 von 5 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Note to Author: Don't die before finishing a great novel.
14. September 2007
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
Legend has it that Tristan Egolf shut himself away in some Pennsyltucky shack to pound out this glorious hunk of potential. When he considered the draft finished, he ended his own life.
And, not to sound cold, this is why Kornwolf suffers. It feels unfinished, and the knowledge of suicide after completion leaves me feeling like I'm minding after his dumbfounded child. Ideas are half realized and fizzle out. Characters warp in and out of focus. The humor of earlier works is weakened here and overcome with too much spite. You always feel like you're going somewhere but never arrive. And the ending seems forced out at the last second.
This book desperately needed its author to stick around just a little longer to work with an editor and bring it up to "Lord of the Barnyard" and "Skirt and the Fiddle" status.
I really don't know whether to be mad or sad. It's an artifact of a writer rather than a piece of his literature. Kornwolf is like reading a Faulkner's or a Hemmingway's first drafts. You see the story peeking out at you, and you know there's greatness there. But it needs shape and definition.
But alas, in this case, it will never come. Ever.
And, not to sound cold, this is why Kornwolf suffers. It feels unfinished, and the knowledge of suicide after completion leaves me feeling like I'm minding after his dumbfounded child. Ideas are half realized and fizzle out. Characters warp in and out of focus. The humor of earlier works is weakened here and overcome with too much spite. You always feel like you're going somewhere but never arrive. And the ending seems forced out at the last second.
This book desperately needed its author to stick around just a little longer to work with an editor and bring it up to "Lord of the Barnyard" and "Skirt and the Fiddle" status.
I really don't know whether to be mad or sad. It's an artifact of a writer rather than a piece of his literature. Kornwolf is like reading a Faulkner's or a Hemmingway's first drafts. You see the story peeking out at you, and you know there's greatness there. But it needs shape and definition.
But alas, in this case, it will never come. Ever.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
It looks like Richard Nixon
2. September 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
I finished this book a couple of days ago, and I have been sitting on this review for a couple of days. You see, I am torn. I read and enjoyed his Lord of the Barnyard: Killing the Fatted Calf and Arming the Aware in the Cornbelt on a random recommendation from a bookstore clerk. I only heard about Egolf's second book in a capsule review in the New Yorker, and I think they only included it because it was hot on the heels of his suicide. I didn't even know this book existed until I ran across it at a bookfair and I grabbed it up at a reduced price.
I'm torn because Egolf wrote this right before his suicide, and just knowing that tints the process of reading and enjoying and evaluating it as a text. Early on, a forlorn character is saying forlorn things, and part of my brain asked of this book was just an extended suicide note. It's not though, it is an interesting narrative that brings together an intersection of boxing, Amish folk in Eastern Pennsylvania, and warewolves. Even though I normally wouldn't be drawn to a book covering the supernatural element, Egolf lets the situation develop and come together very well.
There are some minor problems with the work, and it comes from what seems to be idiosyncrasies that may have been pulled out in further drafts. For example, the place names referred to in the book have real analogues in the world and if you're familiar with eastern PA you'll know what is being referred to but otherwise you might not know the geography of the world. There is also a lack of exposition in places that could have made the ending tighter, but overall I thoroughly enjoyed the work.
I'm torn because Egolf wrote this right before his suicide, and just knowing that tints the process of reading and enjoying and evaluating it as a text. Early on, a forlorn character is saying forlorn things, and part of my brain asked of this book was just an extended suicide note. It's not though, it is an interesting narrative that brings together an intersection of boxing, Amish folk in Eastern Pennsylvania, and warewolves. Even though I normally wouldn't be drawn to a book covering the supernatural element, Egolf lets the situation develop and come together very well.
There are some minor problems with the work, and it comes from what seems to be idiosyncrasies that may have been pulled out in further drafts. For example, the place names referred to in the book have real analogues in the world and if you're familiar with eastern PA you'll know what is being referred to but otherwise you might not know the geography of the world. There is also a lack of exposition in places that could have made the ending tighter, but overall I thoroughly enjoyed the work.
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