Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
Freaks
by
Caroline Smailes,
Nik Perring (Goodreads Author), Darren Craske (Goodreads Author)
Paperback, 120 pages
Published
April 1st 2012
by Friday Project
(first published January 1st 2012)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
39)
This is a collection of flash fiction pieces, presented with black and white illustrations in a comic book style. Each story begins with the introduction of a super power, and the subsequent tale explores the joys or pains of possessing such abilities. Often the super power works as a salient analogy, reflecting real life concerns. I have to confess, this idea, which I thought highly original, is right up my street - I was bound to love it, and I did! There were one or two stories which I wasn't...more
There are some stories in the collection that I just didn't understand, but they were few and far between. The rest cleverly and subtly illustrate the idea that we are all freaks to some extent, and that we all have a 'superpower'. We might not be able to fly, but if you squint, you'll see there is something 'super' about the most ordinary of us; it's all about perception. That might sound a bit fluffy, but that's not the way this collection is written. It's more gritty than fluffy. It doesn't s...more
An intriguing cast of misfits with unusual super powers feature in this collection of short stories that are sometimes baffling, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-achingly poignant. A very entertaining read.
This was definitely a bit different than I thought it would be, but so very awesome nonetheless. The short short fiction in this is amazing, and I loved it.
One of the finest fiction I have ever read! Only one gripe: wish it had more illustrations
Mar 24, 2013
Kayla
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2013
Dan Purdue
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2013
Jay
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2013
Asher Black
marked it as to-read
Dec 06, 2012
Monstrum Grr
marked it as to-read
Sep 20, 2012
Matthew Hussey
marked it as to-read
Aug 27, 2012
Akhil Khanna
added it
Aug 09, 2012
Natasha
added it
Aug 02, 2012
Kirsty Stanley
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
