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The Cannibals of Candyland

by Carlton Mellick III (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 282 ratings · 49 reviews

Als er noch ein Junge war, sah Franklin Pierce die Candyfrau mit dem rosa Zuckerhaar zum ersten Mal. Sie machte die Kinder mit ihren betörenden Erdbeerduft willenlos und fraß sie auf. Aber niemand glaubte seine Geschichte. Seither ist Franklin Pierce besessen davon, zu beweisen, dass die Kannibalen von Candyland wirklich existieren. Doch dazu muss er erst einen fangen ......more

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Published August 28th 2009 by Eraserhead Press (first published 2009)

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Jun 18, 2012 Bob Milne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bizarre-extreme

Sometimes you want to sit down and savour a literary meal, to indulge yourself in a four-course door-stopper of a novel that leaves you feeling comfortably bloated at satiated at the end. Then again, sometimes you just want to grab a narrative snack, to guiltily devour the sugary goodness of a candy-coated novella, preferably one that leaves you feeling just a little bit sick as you force down that last bite.

The Cannibals of Candyland is that perfect candy-coated treat.

Here we have an entire rac...more Sometimes you want to sit down and savour a literary meal, to indulge yourself in a four-course door-stopper of a novel that leaves you feeling comfortably bloated at satiated at the end. Then again, sometimes you just want to grab a narrative snack, to guiltily devour the sugary goodness of a candy-coated novella, preferably one that leaves you feeling just a little bit sick as you force down that last bite.

The Cannibals of Candyland is that perfect candy-coated treat.

Here we have an entire race of cannibalistic beings who have evolved from candy, in a land made of candy, surrounded by homes made of candy. It's a world where taste and smell trump physical appearance every time, where mates are taken for life, and where your original candy coating provides proof of virginity. There's no flesh in Candyland, just an infinite number of variations upon candy cotton hair, gumdrop eyes, marshmallow breasts, licorice limbs, and rock-candy teeth. Actually, there is a tiny bit of flesh in Candyland - all of it belonging to children stolen from the human world. After all, even people made of candy know that you can't live on candy alone.

Before we get to Candyland, though, we need to backtrack a bit. The story opens with a rather peculiar gentleman by the name of Franklin Pierce. He's a man with two wives (one of whom is his mother), both of whom revel in the opportunity to publicly cuckold him. He's a man with a flawed cybernetic brain, guaranteed to breakdown and drive him insane within the next few years. He's also a man who devoted his entire life to proving the existence of the candy people, ever since he watched them eat his siblings years ago.

I won't spoil the story by going into too much detail, but this is very much an Alice in Wonderland type story, except that Franklin goes through the candy dish instead of the looking glass. There is falls victim to a kind of Stockholm syndrome that sees him partially eaten, reconstructed with candy, and forcefully mated by the very same candy woman who ate his siblings. It's a rather twisted tale of the extent to which one man will go to ensure his revenge, but also a surprisingly sweet tale of the love to be found in the oddest flavours.

A quick read, filled with just enough sugary gore to delight even the most perverse of readers, it's a book that more than delivers on the promise of its concept.

Originally reviewed at Beauty in Ruins(less)

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Apr 21, 2013 Stefanie Von Guest rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Horror lovers, Bizarro fans

Recommended to Stefanie Von by: Amazon

Shelves: bizarro-read-books, favorite-books

I came across this book at random on Amazon. It took ages for it to be delivered here in the UK but it was well worth the wait. I had not read any Bizarro fiction before this and didn't even know it existed. It was this book that started it all for me. I fell in love with the amusing opening paragraph about how " Red" is such an amazing colour and the personalities of the characters made it impossible for me to put the book down. I finished it in about 3-4 days. Instantly this book became one of...more

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May 30, 2012 Sheldon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bizarro, fantasy, horror

Being a clown made of candy is about to take on a whole new meaning.

Franklin is a man with an obsession. He watched his siblings die at the hand of a woman made of candy when he was very young. Since then, he has been obsessed with finding these candy people and proving to the world that they exist. He should have been careful what he wished for.

The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III is a dark fantasy that's bittersweet. After reading a couple of other books by Mellick, I had a pretty...more Being a clown made of candy is about to take on a whole new meaning.

Franklin is a man with an obsession. He watched his siblings die at the hand of a woman made of candy when he was very young. Since then, he has been obsessed with finding these candy people and proving to the world that they exist. He should have been careful what he wished for.

The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III is a dark fantasy that's bittersweet. After reading a couple of other books by Mellick, I had a pretty good idea what I was in for. At the same time, it turned out to be a much darker story than the other books I've read. Dark, but full of candy.

I have to admit that the author has put a lot of thought into how different type of candy could form people, structures, landscapes, etc. Maybe a little too much thought to be healthy, not to mention risking Type II Diabetes. In short, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to think about having sex with a marshmallow the same way again.

As always, Mellick's prose is pristine and has a very easy and readable flow to it. But there are a couple of flaws with this book, mostly stylistic in nature. First of all, the characters aren't particularly likable, especially Jujy. I'm not sure if we're actually supposed to like her at any point, but she just quite evil the whole way through. Misguided, yes, but still evil. Franklin himself is really rather pathetic and tends to be extremely passive, having more things happen to him than things that he makes happen. It becomes extremely frustrating for a protagonist to be so pathetic, and it becomes very wearing. And there's not much character development. There are physical changes, yes, but not real personal development, other than going in a full circle. Also, the book is a lot darker than I was really prepared for.

Unfortunately, these flaws are enough to lower my score a bit. I still enjoy Carlton Mellick's work and I plan to continue reading the rest of his repertoire, but The Cannibals of Candyland simply didn't satisfy my Bizarro sweet tooth, especially when compared to his other work.

The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III earns 3 red licorice whips out of 5.(less)

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May 27, 2012 Anthony Chavez rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bizarro

I believe this is the 7th novella by the bizarro master Carlton Mellick III (CM3) I have reviewed. This was a good solid read, longer then his usual 80-120 page read, this one keeps you engaged clocking in at 151 pages.

After reading much of Mellick's work, I am constantly amazed by his ability to churn out uniquely strange stories without repeating himself. Personally, I would like to "Being John Malkovich" his mind and see things through Mellick colored glasses, I'm sure I would be frightened,...more I believe this is the 7th novella by the bizarro master Carlton Mellick III (CM3) I have reviewed. This was a good solid read, longer then his usual 80-120 page read, this one keeps you engaged clocking in at 151 pages.

After reading much of Mellick's work, I am constantly amazed by his ability to churn out uniquely strange stories without repeating himself. Personally, I would like to "Being John Malkovich" his mind and see things through Mellick colored glasses, I'm sure I would be frightened, disgusted, and intrigued at the same time, these three feelings being ones I get often reading his work. The themes and ideas in each of his books are always interesting, "Cannibals of Candyland" is inspired by the game Candyland while at the same time having absolutely nothing to do with the game. Sometimes I think a person comes up to Mellick and throws out a ridiculous idea, or maybe dares him to write about something bonkers, maybe says, "Hey, wasn't Chutes and Ladders a dumb game... I mean where do all those ladders and chutes go? Why are there snakes on the path? Hey you should write about something like that..." then they just laugh to themselves, and CM3 in a very Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) way says, "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!" and runs with it. -Coming next Summer CM3 presents, "Snakes on a Ladder"-

=start plot summary=
Typical of bizarro, our lead character Franklin Pierce is a guy down on his luck, who don't get no respect [insert cheesy Rodney Dangerfield joke]. He does have a few things going for him though, like a super brain which he purchased, but that could be defective or short out in the future. Franklin hates and hunts Candy People, as they killed his siblings when they were all children, oh and boy do candy people love their tender children. Alone on the street one day, he sees a Candy Person eating a child and he shoots it, tracks it into its Candy World, and kills it. From there he gets abducted by a female Candy Person who takes him as a mate and keeps him chained up and makes him her submissive slave. Franklin basically gets Stockholm syndrome and fights with himself over killing his captor or not, as he starts to have feelings for her.
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The novella was fast paced and the 150 pages blew by and before I knew it I was done. The end was sudden but fitting, wrapping it up well. I gotta say after the last 3 novella's of CM3, I am starting to become a true fan of his style, he writing definitely has improved. I definitely recommend this to bizarro fans.(less)

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May 25, 2012 Rebecca Brock rated it 4 of 5 stars

To be honest, I wasn't sure about this book. I'd stumbled across it while looking for other things, and while the cover was eye-catching and the title is unavoidably cool, I wasn't sure if it would be my "thing." I'd never read bizarro fiction before and didn't think it was my cup o'tea.

But anyway, I gave in and downloaded this one for my Kindle and it sat there for a few months while I went through my "read only true crime/read only biographies/read only nonfiction" phases. Last night, bored wi...more To be honest, I wasn't sure about this book. I'd stumbled across it while looking for other things, and while the cover was eye-catching and the title is unavoidably cool, I wasn't sure if it would be my "thing." I'd never read bizarro fiction before and didn't think it was my cup o'tea.

But anyway, I gave in and downloaded this one for my Kindle and it sat there for a few months while I went through my "read only true crime/read only biographies/read only nonfiction" phases. Last night, bored with everything else, I decided to read a few pages and see just how 'bizarro' it was.

Well.

My first bit of surprise was that I got into it immediately. I'm unfamiliar with Mellick's writing, but once I accepted his world of men who wear only candy-apple red and keep multi-colored kittens in his pockets while hunting down the candy-men who killed his siblings, I was totally absorbed in the story.

Huh? What's that you're wondering? Candy-men?

First of all, to enjoy this book you're going to have to embrace the absurd. Yes. Candy-men. Men and women literally--and I really do mean literally--made of candy: taffy bodies, cotton candy hair, gumdrop nipples, etc. and so on. They also have really sharp teeth. Think Pennywise from "It." And they use said teeth to eat up little children. Graphically and in great detail. This is not a book for the faint of heart or easily upset, because the kids in this book...they don't fare too well. Apparently they make for dee-licious eatin'.

The great thing about this book is that it has such a simple plot: as a child, Franklin saw his siblings eaten by a monstrous candy-woman and, of course, no one believes him. The candy people grow into a thing of legend, and when he grows up, Franklin makes hunting them down and getting proof of their existence his goal in life. When he wounds one of the monsters and follows it down into the underground caves they live in, he finds a world right out of Willie Wonka's wet dreams: everything is candy. Houses are made of cookies. The ground is chocolate. Everything is edible...including Franklin. I won't give too much more of the plot away--needless to say, he runs into the candy-woman who killed his brothers and sisters--but the details of that world are so interesting and well described that I actually think it made my blood sugar go up.

So will I be reading more of Carlton Mellick's work? Yep, yes, and oh yeah. I've already got two more of his books cued up on the Kindle, and will likely be reading more. I'm in professional awe at his ability to just go batshit crazy with his ideas and take them as far as he can. That kind of fearlessness is rare nowadays. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes weirdness, horror, and cannibals (not necessarily in that order).(less)

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Nov 26, 2011 Joshua Keezer rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I discovered this book during a Google Image search by accident. Curiosity got the better of me, so I picked it up a copy. I have four reasons for rating this book a single star.

Reason 1: The dialogue is terrible.
The best example of the terrible dialogue comes midway through the book when our protagonist is witness to two Candy People exchanging a conversation about the Candy People mating customs. The dialog was a laughable stretch of exposition in which the characters relay to the reader the s...more I discovered this book during a Google Image search by accident. Curiosity got the better of me, so I picked it up a copy. I have four reasons for rating this book a single star.

Reason 1: The dialogue is terrible.
The best example of the terrible dialogue comes midway through the book when our protagonist is witness to two Candy People exchanging a conversation about the Candy People mating customs. The dialog was a laughable stretch of exposition in which the characters relay to the reader the sexual culture of their world. The dialog was stilted for most, but not all of the characters, and did more to make me chuckle and laugh than maintain the theme of the story.

Reason 2: The writing is sloppy.
Carlton Mellick III has a problem with voice. He has exactly three voices in the entire story. He has his protagonist's voice, his antagonist's voice, and everyone else. He compensates for this by putting dialog tags with every single piece of dialog. The characters feel two dimensional with their only uniqueness coming from the physical features we are told at length.

He also commits the cardinal sin of breaking the trust to the reader. The protagonist wants to prove to the world that Candy People exist. So, he goes on his quest to provide proof. He fails at first, and finds himself pulled deeper into the world. When he escapes from Candy Land, he finds himself hunted down by some of the Candy People. At that moment, he is saved by Candy People hunters. Yes, you see, the protagonist doesn't need to show the world they exist. There are already those who know about them and will save him at the same time. This scene and the final scene only left me feeling cheated. His entire journey was pointless.

Reason 3: The horror is (mostly) blah.
I figured that this book was going to be a bloody horror with a strong emphasize on gore. I'm a bit prone to horror and tend to give the genre a pass. This book was a meh on the horror front. I felt no fear for Franklin's situation. In fact, I had little attachment to anything in his life except for the one thing in his life he seemed to actual care about, the kitten he keeps in his pocket. The relationship between Franklin and the kitten is the only interaction in the story that was properly developed and this shows with the ending. Franklin returns to his apartment to find that his beloved kitten has been cooked so that Franklin might have some fresh meat to eat. And this, is the only horrific punch in the entire novel, a dead kitten.

The author needs to figure out what he wants in his story.
Cannibals of Candyland is described as an erotic horror story. It is also described as dark, disturbing, and absurd. I think these elements were all vastly underdeveloped. His story was hardly erotic, horrific, dark, or disturbing. Each of these had potential. The book was absurd, and that is in a good way. Carlton should either have focused on fewer of these descriptors or should have spent longer developing the story. It was simply trying to accomplish way too much and fell very short of any expectations, I had.(less)

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Dec 20, 2010 Donald Gorman rated it 4 of 5 stars

this is the first book I read from this mellick dude, who was recommended to me by a friend. i was surprised at how well-written it was. simple prose with the sledge-hammer delicacy that reminded me of the late richard brautigan...sort of 'in-your-face-but-not-really'. seriously, his style is casual and laid back, but it gets harsh when it needs to be. he can get vivid when describing a cannibal eating a person alive, but he knows when to put down the dagger and pick up the quill. gruesome or in...more

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Jun 28, 2010 David Barbee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Almost all you need to know about Cannibals of Candyland is in its title. Carlton Mellick III took a weird and interesting title and absolutely ran with it here. It seems like a simple concept at first, but Mellick pushes it into brave new territory. It’s fun because it lets us see what a Candyland world and its people would be like. Then there’s the “Cannibal” part of the concept, and Mellick doesn’t hold back on that, either.

Franklin Pierce (named after one of our worst presidents), is another...more Almost all you need to know about Cannibals of Candyland is in its title. Carlton Mellick III took a weird and interesting title and absolutely ran with it here. It seems like a simple concept at first, but Mellick pushes it into brave new territory. It’s fun because it lets us see what a Candyland world and its people would be like. Then there’s the “Cannibal” part of the concept, and Mellick doesn’t hold back on that, either.

Franklin Pierce (named after one of our worst presidents), is another Mellick-style protagonist. No one respects him (least of all his wife and mother-in-law). He’s been traumatized by the candy people, which no one else believes exist. He’s cybernetically upgraded his brain so he can be super-smart. And he’s got a kitten. Franklin’s on a mission to exterminate the candy people because when he was a child, he saw one kill and eat his three siblings.

That’s part of what makes Cannibals of Candyland so cool. Mellick shows us the colorful candy world and its people, but he also shows the gut-wrenching horror of what those candy people do. They murder small children, graphically, and they are unrepentant. The roles of human and food are reversed here. For the candy people its normal to eat humans. That’s how they’ve evolved. Franklin learns about all this as he’s held prisoner by Jujube, the very candy woman who killed his siblings all those years ago.

Franklin’s quest for revenge takes a twisted path. He desperately wants to kill all the candy people, but first he has to escape Jujube. His relationship with Jujube is utterly twisted and leads to many barriers being broken for both of them. They are simultaneously enemies and lovers. Their relationship is forbidden, and they are destined to destroy one another with it. The differences between the two (like their definition of what food is supposed to be) lead to some really extreme scenes. Like I said, Carlton Mellick isn’t holding back here. He’s written an extreme erotic cannibal horror story that happens to be about Candyland. The horror is appropriately repulsive, and the descriptions of the candy textures, tastes, and smells really pull you into this strange sugary world, which only makes it all the more terrifying.
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Dec 07, 2012 Douglas Hackle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Candy-coated, blood-drenched fun!

Sure, that was a lame thing to type, but I couldn't resist.

As a satircal piece, The Cannibals of Candyland targets dominant/submissive gender dynamics observed in the old-fashioned model of married couples raising children. Jujy, the freaky candy woman wonderfully pictured on the book's front cover, functions both as a monstrous antagonist and as a sort of maternal-paternal figure in this nicely paced, f*cked-up little bizarro story. As a maternal figure, Jujy's...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Deviant-Muse rated it 5 of 5 stars

I placed this book in my to-read shelf at goodreads.com. I loved the cover art and the whole premise of the story itself. I was actually waiting for it to become available for my Nook Color. After having waited nearly a year, I gave in and finally just bought the paperback. I am so happy I did!

I thoroughly enjoyed the silliness and horrifying aspects of this book. Mellick took an idea from a board game we all know and twisted it into a sickening adult read. I must add that there are no character...more

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Oct 02, 2009 Nick Cato rated it 3 of 5 stars

When Franklin was a kid, he witnessed the brutal murder of his siblings at the hands (and teeth) of a woman who looked like she was made of candy. He has spent much of his time since trying to find this woman, and has even spotted what he calls "candy people" in various parks and wooded areas (and naturally his friends mock him).

But now Franklin has discovered the subterranean lair where they dwell, and is bent on bringing a candy person back as proof to the world of their existence.

Before long,...more

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Sep 20, 2012 William M. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bizarro, horror

4 AND 1/2 STARS

Author Carlton Mellick has once again delivered with The Cannibals Of Candyland. This is a completely original, sexually twisted, no-holds-barred tale as only Bizarro genre leader Mellick can write. He has more ideas in a single chapter than many novels have in its entirety. Each character is so unique in Mellick’s fresh landscape you can’t help but be swept away into his seductively dangerous world. It was like stepping into a macabre Willy Wonka nightmare.

Each book I read by Me...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Andrea Santucci rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, horror, letture_2012, top_letture_2012, weird

Ecco un libro che mi sa che non mi scorderò tanto facilmente. La storia di un uomo vestito di rosso che ha votato la sua vita a provare l'esistenza e poi eliminare i temibili candymen, mostri con denti aguzzi, artigli affilati e il corpo completamente composto da caramelle.

Mi è piaciuto su svariati livelli. Primo e più importante (anzi, imprescindibile), la storia in sé. Indubbiamente divertente, coinvolgente, curiosa, bizzarra ai limiti del cattivo gusto, ma anche brutta e cattiva.

Poi anche pe...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Alex rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Board gamers, candy addicts, vores

Shelves: weird, simple-prose, bizarro, fiction

Man do I love Mellick's endings. Dude is amazing at endings! Okay so this book is probably the scariest most disturbing book I've ever read. I don't read much horror beyond Lovecraft stuff and my encounters with disturbing fiction have been limited mostly to the bizarro genre, but I think I know fucked up when I see it and this is it. It's glorious. It made my skin crawl and my bile rise and boy, that was really awesome.

Mellick also has a talent for making me care deeply about characters no matt...more

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Aug 10, 2010 Melissa Bennett rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is my first journey into the Bizarro world and it won't be my last. The awesome artwork on the cover of this book is what drew me to it.
This story is about Franklin. A quite "odd" man who life was changed when he saw his siblings eaten by the candy people. Little did we know that during the day the candy people come out to lure children with their sweet smell and then they eat them. Franklin has spent his life looking for these candy people so he can once and for all prove that they exist...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Eustachio rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, romanzi, statunitensi

Franklin vuole provare l'esistenza dei candy people, cannibali fatti di dolce, e vendicare i propri fratelli, uccisi davanti ai suoi occhi da una candy woman.

Punti a favore: una vagonata di idee bizzarre, si legge tutto d'un fiato, mischia momenti comici ad altri più grotteschi.
Punti a sfavore: alcune idee non vengono sfruttate a dovere (la minaccia del cervello artificiale che potrebbe uccidere Franklin da un momento all'altro, l'ambientazione di Candyland), i personaggi sono bidimensionali sti...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, bizarro

The descriptions of the candy people are very interesting. I enjoyed reading the different ways the author used candy – both as the chief component of the Candy people’s bodies and as the main feature in their world. The descriptions often got very gory and made me pause for a few minutes (such a wuss!). That didn’t stop me for long because I devoured this in just a few hours. I found it refreshing, since I’ve never read anything this messed up. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve read some strange things,...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Tabitha the Pabkins rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotica, bizarro, own, paranormal, thriller

I bought this book because of the author's note, the cover and the crazy storyline. This is the first "bizarro" book I've read. I wouldn't mind reading other bizarro books as it was definitely an interesting ride.

I found the story entertaining but not fulfilling. I won't read it again but I did enjoy reading it.

If you want to take a crazy trip into cannibal candyland and you like the idea of the story I definitely recommend reading it because I did get a few good chuckles out of it.

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Jun 01, 2012 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

One of the better (and longer) Mellick books I've read. Not the strangest, but odd enough to definitely count as bizzaro. As usual, there are deeper undertones and themes to his work, though it stands alone as a freaky little story just as well.

*MILD SPOILER*
For a brief period, I was afraid it would end happily which would have annoyed me as that is just what I expect from Mellick. By the time I was done, though, he had not disappointed me.

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Feb 13, 2013 gingerbread mohrowitz rated it 5 of 5 stars

“Wouldn’t you love to see your mate enjoying your flavor? Wouldn’t that make you feel like you taste really good?” “I don’t care if I taste good,” he says. “But everybody wants to taste good.” “Humans don’t.” “Then how do humans show their affection for each other?” “They tell them, I guess.” “That doesn’t sound very intimate.” Jujy looks at the ground and frowns, as if she feels sorry for Franklin because he’s a human.

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May 10, 2012 safetycopy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, bizarro, novel

I'm really glad that I picked The Cannibals of Candyland as my first bizarro/Mellick book - there was so much more to the story than I was expecting: Stockholm Syndrome, understated musings on gender roles/equality and several elements questioning what constitutes a "relationship"... This charming (Yes!, I said "charming" - there were a few genuinely tender moments that upended my initial expectations) story had a bit of (liquorice) all sorts.

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Jan 05, 2010 Jordan rated it 3 of 5 stars

I gave this 3 stars simply compared to Mellick's other books. Also, I wanted to really know more about the world that he created. I think he did a better job in Sausagey Santa in really bringing a colorful bizarro world to life. However, this shouldn't deter you from reading it. It's pretty entertaining and twisted. Worth reading.

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Nov 12, 2012 Simon Deimel rated it 3 of 5 stars

There are surely some nice fantastic elements in this story, but calling it "erotic horror" is quite euphemistic. The idea of a candyland is great, but the rest is rather trivial and trashy. For people who want to read with a smile and not think to much.

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May 01, 2012 Zoe-lou Åkerstedt rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed reading this. It's my first Bizarro book. The story was just kind of my thing! I do wish it had been longer though, or even have a sequel. Over all I loved this book and I'll be recommending it to people indefinitely.

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Aug 28, 2011 Mike Maski rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bizarro

Wow. This was a good choice as an introduction to Mellick's books. This book is not based on the Candyland game, it's even better. I wish they would create a game based on this book!

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Dec 21, 2010 Kevin Shaw rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just what I needed to read when I needed to read it. Perverse, absurd and a bit violent. The ending is not the best but I may feel that way due to the fact I enjoyed the ride so much.

I'm going to give this author and the genre a closer look.

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Feb 09, 2011 Craig Rettig rated it 3 of 5 stars

I didn't think this book was quite as good as Sausagey Santa, the other of Mellick novel I've read. I can't quite put my finger on what I didn't like, other than it just seemed to rush along on a competent, but relatively predictable, plotline.

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May 24, 2012 Brad rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this disturbing book. It does lend itself to a sequel....but I'm just wondering how much more fucked up this could get.

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Jul 26, 2010 BJ rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror

The title caught my attention (such a strange premise as well) but in the end while it was weird but probably not worth the read.

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Dec 21, 2011 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bookring, candy, fantasy, horror, weird

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Carlton Mellick III (July 2, 1977, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He calls his style of writing "avant-punk," and is currently one of the leading authors in the recent 'Bizarro' movement in underground literature[citation needed] with Steve Aylett, Chris Genoa and D. Harlan Wilson.

Mellick's work has been described as a combination of trashy schlock...more

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