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More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer
by
Casper Kelly (Goodreads Author)
Award-winning TV writer and filmmaker Casper Kelly brings his hilarious, absurdist, and dark vision to the page in this debut collection, perhaps the first with a horror host guiding you between the stories. In one story, you enter the mind of one of the seven dwarfs wrestling with his fevered sexual crush on Snow White. In another tale, a cash-strapped elderly man in the...more
Kindle Edition, 162 pages
Published
April 7th 2012
by Fried Society Press
(first published January 1st 2012)
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Do you like stories about spaceships and cancer but wish there were more stories about spaceships and cancer? For too long the cancer and spaceship demographic has been underserved, but fortunately Casper Kelly has stepped in and filled a long neglected need.
But seriously, More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer is not for everyone. And that's a good thing. The world needs people who read the fine print on white bread packages or breathlessly await the next sparkly teen-angsty vampire novel, de...more
But seriously, More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer is not for everyone. And that's a good thing. The world needs people who read the fine print on white bread packages or breathlessly await the next sparkly teen-angsty vampire novel, de...more
More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer is a collection of short stories written by Casper Kelly. Kelly writes for Adult Swim shows on Cartoon Network. He has written for Squidbillies and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, as well as others. I tell you this because that is very much what you get in this collection. It’s not often I laugh out loud while reading, but I found myself doing just that many times. Just like Adult Swim, this book is sometimes crude, rude and a bit raunchy but more often...more
I finished the book, and while I am satisfied with the amount of spaceships, there was not nearly enough cancer. The cover and title promised me cancer and the author did not deliver nearly enough cancer. Hardly any cancer at all. In fact, there was so little cancer, I'm now not completely sure if there was ANY cancer whatsoever. And while I would have also preferred more spaceships, as I said I am satisfied with the amount of spaceships, so I don't want to belabor that point. It's really on the...more
I didn't really know what to expect. I thought I would get maybe personal accounts by the author on his life, or maybe some ramblings about life and the current state of humanity with weird examples taken from obscure places.
But this was a montage of short stories of varying lengths which dealt from everything from a world where technology exists that turns all of your waste into waves so you no longer have to use the bathroom to a unrequited love story of Sneezy pining for Snow White.
Needless t...more
But this was a montage of short stories of varying lengths which dealt from everything from a world where technology exists that turns all of your waste into waves so you no longer have to use the bathroom to a unrequited love story of Sneezy pining for Snow White.
Needless t...more
So.. I just finished the book and ehm.. really don't know where to start. Well let's start with this. I got the book through goodreads giveaway and thank you to the author.
I have no idea why I entered this giveaway as I am not a short story person. As author or rather Professor Badbones puts it, to me they are 'out of fashion'. Having said that, I'm glad that I did as I totally loved every page/paragraph/word in the book. It is a bit like a Ray Bradberry style but crazier! It's creepy and fascin...more
I have no idea why I entered this giveaway as I am not a short story person. As author or rather Professor Badbones puts it, to me they are 'out of fashion'. Having said that, I'm glad that I did as I totally loved every page/paragraph/word in the book. It is a bit like a Ray Bradberry style but crazier! It's creepy and fascin...more
After reading this book, I will not take the bathroom for granted again. There were some truly hilarious moments in this book, some thoughtful ones, and some downright strange ones. My favorites were "Sneezy", the "Altair 7" story, and the above mentioned "#2" story. "Sneezy" was just plain beautiful writing. The "Altair 7" story was a pretty deep set of ideas wrapped in an entertaining Philip K. Dick type package. The "#2" story was weird in the best way and very funny. I probably could have d...more
Jun 25, 2012
John Kupper
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
short-stories,
fiction
More Stories about Spaceships and Cancer is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. I was laughing from the table of contents to the acknowledgements and epilogue, without much of a break in between.
This collection reads at times like a hilarious, more lowbrow Philip K. Dick (and I mean that in the best, most complimentary way possible), and at others like episodes of the Twilight Zone if they had been given the Adult Swim treatment. "Taking a Shit in the Future" and "Large Breasted...more
This collection reads at times like a hilarious, more lowbrow Philip K. Dick (and I mean that in the best, most complimentary way possible), and at others like episodes of the Twilight Zone if they had been given the Adult Swim treatment. "Taking a Shit in the Future" and "Large Breasted...more
Apr 21, 2013
Michael
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
bizarro,
kindle-e-books
It's hard to review a book of short stories. The only way to effectively review it is to base it not just on one or two stories but the entire collection. Sadly there's only one story about spaceships and none about cancer but these are entertaining stories and it's a quick read. Some will make you laugh out loud while a couple are just ok. As a debut it works and is worth checking out.
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You know... every once in awhile, I stumble on a book that's really... for me? This was such a fantastic read -- funny, insightful, surreal, silly. No surprise from the guy who wrote some of my favorite TV shows, like Harvey Birdman. Loved it and I can't wait for more from Casper Kelly.
An imaginative, illusive, spiraling, and translucent read that chills the bones, all the while being outrageously funny. Terrific compositions by a very gifted writer. Highly recommended.
More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer is the best book which's table of contents is a joke instead of an actual table of contents.
First, this book is not for the timid. There is language and subject matter in this book that many people would find very offensive.
That said, this has to be one of the most creative books I've ever read. Casper has a very readable writing style, a great sense of humor, an amazing understanding of human psychology, and writes stories so far out of the box that I've forgotten where the box is. This book was thoroughly enjoyable, made me laugh and really made me think. I will be keeping an eye out...more
That said, this has to be one of the most creative books I've ever read. Casper has a very readable writing style, a great sense of humor, an amazing understanding of human psychology, and writes stories so far out of the box that I've forgotten where the box is. This book was thoroughly enjoyable, made me laugh and really made me think. I will be keeping an eye out...more
Not only did I love this book, I'm pretty sure I blurbed it, too!
Very good short story collection that manages to be clever, funny, and poignant in places you wouldn't expect to find poignancy. I borrowed this from my Kindle lending library, but now I think I'll have to pick up a copy to keep.
Apr 21, 2013
Deborah
marked it as general-library
Apr 16, 2013
Bill Schedler
marked it as to-read
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Casper Kelly writes bizarre late-night television primarily for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on shows such as Squidbillies, Stroker & Hoop, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, and others. His cartoon strip, Fried Society, appeared in alt weekly newspapers across the country and his other creative work has been featured in Wired, Entertainment Weekly, online literary magazi...more
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