Cybernetrix
by Carlton Mellick III
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Author: Carlton Mellick IIIEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN: 1933929731
Number of pages: 212
Publisher: Eraserhead Press
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Book Review: Hey, kid. I'm a computer. Stop all the downloading.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was really surprised by this book. It's my fourth Carlton Mellick III book. I've previously read "Satan Burger" - loved it, "Electric Jesus Corpse" - meh, and "Razor Wire Pubic Hair" - I'm either too dumb or too smart to like it. I was actually ready to give up on reading anything more from CM3, but "Cybernetrix" makes me want to continue reading his books. I lent it to my brother and he said, "It was better than I expected it to be." And he owns a taser, so he'd know.
I'll save you an explanation of plot details because, as it turns out, there's a plot summary on the main page for the book. CM3's introduction urges you to watch "Tron" before reading the book. I did. It was a good idea. It had been forever since I last saw it. I found there was one thing that movie was missing: sex. But I knew this book had sex in it before I watched "Tron," so, like, the chicken and the egg.
"Cybernetrix" bravely steps up and fills (or creates) the demand for Tron people having sex, although that's not the main focus of the book. Maybe it's about technology or addiction or free will or love. Maybe it's about copyright infringement. I don't know; I'm not a lawyer.
CM3's introduction also states he wrote this book as seriously as possible because the story was the worst idea for a book he ever had. Telling the story in this straight-forward, dispassionate manner, gives the story more... legitimacy? I guess. It also shows a different style of writing, perhaps growth, and a lot of talent from a guy whose books have been categorized as anti-novels, gonzo fiction and, most recently, bizarro fiction.
I'm not an expert on bizarro - or anything - but this book doesn't seem like your "typical" bizarro fiction. Crazy plot, yes. But there's no reason this book wouldn't have mass appeal, which seems to fly in the face of my understanding of what bizarro is.
I didn't buy "Cybernetrix" because it was bizarro; I bought it because the cover art was too awesome to pass up. And I wanted to read about Tron people having sex. And I wanted to read a good, entertaining book. I'm happy with the book, less so with the idea of people judging me by a review. Yet here we are.
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