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Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy
by
Bradley Sands (Goodreads Author)
Bizarro humorist Bradley Sands returns with one of the strangest, most hilarious collections of the year.In Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy, the pope gets sued, a headless man falls in love with a bowl of rice, and architects dismantle the earth. A war breaks out over greeting cards. A suicidal amputee tries to kill himself. William S. Burroughs becomes an amateur archaeologist a...more
Paperback, 130 pages
Published
September 30th 2010
by Eraserhead Press
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Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy is a collection of flash fiction and prose poems by Bradley Sands.
Life is full of oddities. For instance, I like hot tea but hate iced tea. I like cooked cauliflower but dislike raw cauliflower. And I hate short stories but it turns out that I enjoy flash fiction quite a bit.
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy, along with having one of my favorite titles of all time, was a great read. All of the stories are delightfully strange and the perfect length for what they are. A man shows...more
Life is full of oddities. For instance, I like hot tea but hate iced tea. I like cooked cauliflower but dislike raw cauliflower. And I hate short stories but it turns out that I enjoy flash fiction quite a bit.
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy, along with having one of my favorite titles of all time, was a great read. All of the stories are delightfully strange and the perfect length for what they are. A man shows...more
This fella can write.
He does a nice homage to some of the Alt Lit crowd. Tao Lin with an ape flavoured smoothy. And Sam Pink too. And he uses the stylistic devices of both Sam Pink and Tao Lin in these stories and some others. Brilliantly done.
There is a lot of social satire here. Richard Brautigan comes to mind. And also some stellar surrealism in the form of an almost joke (the poetry of Zachary Schomburg comes to mind). I find the work political in the best sense. The most powerful kind. In...more
He does a nice homage to some of the Alt Lit crowd. Tao Lin with an ape flavoured smoothy. And Sam Pink too. And he uses the stylistic devices of both Sam Pink and Tao Lin in these stories and some others. Brilliantly done.
There is a lot of social satire here. Richard Brautigan comes to mind. And also some stellar surrealism in the form of an almost joke (the poetry of Zachary Schomburg comes to mind). I find the work political in the best sense. The most powerful kind. In...more
My favorite story in this collection is “Invincible.” Beware, I am going to be spoiling the hell out of this story, so skip if you need to. This story is about a character called “the boy.” He is a stuttering child and is selling lemonade at a stand in his yard, making some money. Then come two neighborhood toughs:
Billy and Jack come down the street in fine Italian suits. The boy does not like Billy and Jack. They are bullies.
[...]
Jack removes a Tommy Gun from his pants, which contain an inte...more
Billy and Jack come down the street in fine Italian suits. The boy does not like Billy and Jack. They are bullies.
[...]
Jack removes a Tommy Gun from his pants, which contain an inte...more
This book is so great that it must be banned because I don’t think the world is ready for it. Ever see those old movies where the government imprisons writers? One of them would have to be Bradley Sands, chained to a wall being starved to death, rambling on about Bizarro fiction, and his wild and far-fetched escape plan. Meanwhile, the book would be so underground that the penalty for having one in your possession would sign your death warrant. You’d have to buy copies off a toothless street ped...more
You’ve probably wondered what it would feel like to get into someone else’s head, right?
And if you ever had to get lost in another person’s thoughts, I’d wager that you’d never find your way out of those of Bradley Sands…
…because with every twist and turn, this author delves further into the bizarre.
Having read Sands’ latest offering of all things mind-blowing and unsettling and perplexing and absolutely bizarro, I feel a bit... disoriented(?). ‘Strange’ is a word that doesn’t quite cover it, an...more
And if you ever had to get lost in another person’s thoughts, I’d wager that you’d never find your way out of those of Bradley Sands…
…because with every twist and turn, this author delves further into the bizarre.
Having read Sands’ latest offering of all things mind-blowing and unsettling and perplexing and absolutely bizarro, I feel a bit... disoriented(?). ‘Strange’ is a word that doesn’t quite cover it, an...more
It is the first day of spring, the way when the men of the village make their blood sacrifices for the upcoming year. Blood sacrifices so they'll have good luck with the women of the village. Blood sacrifices so they'll have many opportunities to fuck lots of hot chicks.
I had some other passages 'highlighted' in my Nook version of this book, but when an updated happened to the software it seems like my 'highlights' got lost. This one isn't so good, but it made me chuckle a little. You know what...more
I had some other passages 'highlighted' in my Nook version of this book, but when an updated happened to the software it seems like my 'highlights' got lost. This one isn't so good, but it made me chuckle a little. You know what...more
3.5 stars.
I like weird fiction that pushes the boundaries of weird. However, and this is simply a matter of personal aesthetics, I also tend to like weird fiction that pours on the bizarre heavily while still including at least vaguely discernible elements of traditional fiction writing--things like plotting, characterization, theme, denouements, etc. I find that, by virtue of juxtaposition and contrast, the presence of such traditional story elements usually enhances the bizarre content that th...more
I like weird fiction that pushes the boundaries of weird. However, and this is simply a matter of personal aesthetics, I also tend to like weird fiction that pours on the bizarre heavily while still including at least vaguely discernible elements of traditional fiction writing--things like plotting, characterization, theme, denouements, etc. I find that, by virtue of juxtaposition and contrast, the presence of such traditional story elements usually enhances the bizarre content that th...more
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy is by far the best collection of short stories I have read. Sands clearly establishes the Bizarro genre for those not familiar with it, and must seem equally delight for those who know it.
This book is the second book that has made me laugh out loud on a regular basis, the other being Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You, by Sands also. Even the poems are fantastic. Sands tiptoes the line between completely bizarre yet every story has an underlying theme that stops it from j...more
This book is the second book that has made me laugh out loud on a regular basis, the other being Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You, by Sands also. Even the poems are fantastic. Sands tiptoes the line between completely bizarre yet every story has an underlying theme that stops it from j...more
When attending an orgy, it's not a bad idea to take a book along in case you get bored. This one would be a good choice, as it takes as long to read some of this flash fiction and poetry as it does for the average person to perform an average act of perversion.
Ponder, along with Cormac McCarthy, just what would come out of a house that was being walked on a leash? Urine, feces, or wood shavings? (I'm bettin' on fiberglass insulation myself.)
Cringe before the mighty chainsaw-wielding William Sha...more
Ponder, along with Cormac McCarthy, just what would come out of a house that was being walked on a leash? Urine, feces, or wood shavings? (I'm bettin' on fiberglass insulation myself.)
Cringe before the mighty chainsaw-wielding William Sha...more
While not my first foray into the world of Bizarro literature, this was the first I'd read of Bradley Sands' work, and the first collection of short and flash fiction Bizarro I've read.
My reading inclinations tend towards novels, the longer and more epic the better. I like to escape into a book, and if I can spend a week or more there, great. That being said, I am glad I strayed from my habits and gave this collection a go.
I'm still not sure, and won't be until a reread, if the pieces in this...more
My reading inclinations tend towards novels, the longer and more epic the better. I like to escape into a book, and if I can spend a week or more there, great. That being said, I am glad I strayed from my habits and gave this collection a go.
I'm still not sure, and won't be until a reread, if the pieces in this...more
Aug 17, 2012
Lucy Furr
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
thats-bizarro,
short-story-collections
Not a bad collection of flash fiction, some of these were really funny or simply brilliant, while others made me raise an eyebrow pointedly (not necessarily a bad thing). Cormac McCarthy and The Detective were probably my two favorite pieces, with The Sloth and The Newspaper Boy, Four Answers to For Questions, One of Those Poorly Written Stories That Are Impossible to Follow Because There Are Too Many Goddamn Characters and Electronic Gaming News also deserving of high praise.
Admittedly, I woul...more
Admittedly, I woul...more
This book is a basket of perfect gems of weirdness. It's like a fragrant weirdness bouquet, or a mouth-watering four quart bucket of fried weirdness pieces. I love it.
In this book there is a story called A SUICIDAL AMPUTEE TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF BY ROLLING OFF HIS BED, DOWN THE STAIRS, THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR, AND INTO TRAFFIC; SOME DOMINICAN KIDS POKE HIM WITH STICKS TOO, AND AN EAGLE SHITS ON HIM. That's what it's about, but I won't spoil the ending. It's beautiful. It's on page 24.
In this book...more
In this book there is a story called A SUICIDAL AMPUTEE TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF BY ROLLING OFF HIS BED, DOWN THE STAIRS, THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR, AND INTO TRAFFIC; SOME DOMINICAN KIDS POKE HIM WITH STICKS TOO, AND AN EAGLE SHITS ON HIM. That's what it's about, but I won't spoil the ending. It's beautiful. It's on page 24.
In this book...more
Reading this collection of short stories I found out that I’m not a very big fan of really short stories. I like a lot of flash fiction, but the short short fiction, or micro fiction or whatever just doesn’t do it for me. That doesn’t mean that I disliked this book, there are a lot of good stories in it. This just wasn’t my most favorite story collection I’ve read. I’m definitely not knocking the quality of the book. Bradley Sands is a fantastic writer and has crafted some really good stories he...more
Bradley Sands has crafted a book of Bizarro flash fiction that, like a buzzkiller showing up at your group sex party, is rude and off kilter. Some of the pieces are stories, others poems, and a few ride that line between the two. Sands spares no one in his onslaught against sanity. Ripping up characters into flecks of their original selves. He presents new perspectives like they're totally obvious, and doesn't bat an eye at convention. Every story ends when it should, that is to say abruptly and...more
My rating: 3.86 stars
This is a collection of flash fiction (and some other stuff, but mostly not) from the unbounded mind of Bradley Sands. Some standouts:
Seth Schultz - in which Seth Schultz ruins an orgy by wearing a bear costume and ripping someone's throat out.
Refrain - in which Sands goes to great length to explain how the story did not happen.
The Attic - where dad's backup family lives.
A Suicidal Amputee Tries to Kill Himself by Rolling Off His Bed, Down the Stairs, Through the Screen Doo...more
This is a collection of flash fiction (and some other stuff, but mostly not) from the unbounded mind of Bradley Sands. Some standouts:
Seth Schultz - in which Seth Schultz ruins an orgy by wearing a bear costume and ripping someone's throat out.
Refrain - in which Sands goes to great length to explain how the story did not happen.
The Attic - where dad's backup family lives.
A Suicidal Amputee Tries to Kill Himself by Rolling Off His Bed, Down the Stairs, Through the Screen Doo...more
This book hold a very special place in the history of my reading life, it is the first book I have ever put down part way through never to read further on. It's rare that I read something I find bad. I've always, as a matter of personal policy, slogged my way through some pretty loathsome stories. SORRY I RUINED YOUR ORGY by Bradley Sands was just unreadable to me. I had to put it down about a quarter of the way through.
Essential this is a collection of Bizarro Flash Fiction. The fiction is very...more
Essential this is a collection of Bizarro Flash Fiction. The fiction is very...more
I was lucky enough to see Bradley Sands do a reading from this book back in November. He looked a lot like an insane Shel Silverstein trying to tear a book apart with his eyes. That evening, he read a piece (one of my favorites from this collection) called “A Suicidal Amputee Tries to Kill Himself by Rolling Off His Bed, Down the Stairs, Through the Screen Door, and Into Traffic; Some Dominican Kids Poke Him With Sticks Too, and an Eagle and an Eagle Shits on Him.” And, yes, it is every bit as a...more
I really enjoyed this collection of surreal snippets, but SORRY I RUINED YOUR ORGY might fall under the "Advanced Studies" section in the bizarro genre. Casual readers or those dipping their toes into the bizarro waters may be off-put by Bradley Sands' Dali-esque snapshots of the absurd, at least at first, but with an open mind and a warped sense of humor most readers should find the book a strange but rewarding literary adventure. Most stories barely qualify as flash fiction--some running as sh...more
Why are you reading this review? Based on the title alone you should have bought it already. If that's not enough for you I don't know what to say.
How about this? Dinosaurs, game shows, Everybody Loves Raymond, amputees, break dancing, chainsaw massacres, genocide and video games.
Oh my god, what more could you want? If that isn't enough to make you want to read this book then I just feel sorry for you.
How about this? Dinosaurs, game shows, Everybody Loves Raymond, amputees, break dancing, chainsaw massacres, genocide and video games.
Oh my god, what more could you want? If that isn't enough to make you want to read this book then I just feel sorry for you.
Highly recommended. Sands is part of a larger movement of young, exuberant iconoclasts who are reclaiming fiction in irrevent, ridiculous and very inventive ways. I would put this up with the work of Kevin L. Donihe, and I'm pleased to see the energy and to use an old Henry Miller word, the joy. Mischievous, perverse...these authors are showing that literature can have edge again, and also be fun.
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy is a collection of short fiction,prose poems,flash fiction,and poetry from Bradley Sands.
I've read some of his longer works in the past which are good,but I definitely prefer his short work.
Each story is a delicacy, easy to eat and even easier to digest.
Be forewarned that Sands has no boundaries or limits. Be prepared to be pushed to the edge of hilarity and weirdness.
I've read some of his longer works in the past which are good,but I definitely prefer his short work.
Each story is a delicacy, easy to eat and even easier to digest.
Be forewarned that Sands has no boundaries or limits. Be prepared to be pushed to the edge of hilarity and weirdness.
I really enjoy Bradley Sands' work. He's definitely in my top 5 favorite Bizarro authors. He's like the bearded, author version of Dali. His writing is fabulously absurd and surreal. It's fantastic to picture the stories as one reads.
I'm quite partial to variety. There were bits flash fiction, short stories, and poetry. I'm not a fan of poetry, but I rather liked the pieces in here. This was a very smart collection of stories. It goes the humorous route, instead of shocking.
(Shoot! I forgot to m...more
I'm quite partial to variety. There were bits flash fiction, short stories, and poetry. I'm not a fan of poetry, but I rather liked the pieces in here. This was a very smart collection of stories. It goes the humorous route, instead of shocking.
(Shoot! I forgot to m...more
A great collection of absurd short fiction that will make you laugh out loud on more than one occasion. It's perfect for the person who only has a few moments to read something each day, it's perfect for the person who cannot help but read for hours at a time. It's perfect for the person who reads. It's perfect for the person who doesn't even like to read.
The stories are stupid, insane, bizarre, hilarious and always short. They tap you on the shoulder and run away the other side of you as you sp...more
The stories are stupid, insane, bizarre, hilarious and always short. They tap you on the shoulder and run away the other side of you as you sp...more
Feb 21, 2012
Lowell Davis
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people I don't particularly care for
New entry in the top five stupidest things I've ever read. Reminds me of some people I knew in high school that tried way, way, WAY too hard to be "weird" just for the sake of being weird.
Bradley Sands is a Bizarro author with such titles; Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You, Please Don't Shoot Me In the Face. Including others. And this book of flash fiction with laughs of bizarre tales that will leave you with a taste for more.
Temporomandibular, Giraffes and a strange Lunch Date with Adolf Hitler. A Texas Cowboy, alligators in space. Is just some of the things that Sands uses to tie knots of laughter with.
All these short fiction pieces are worth a read. Some of my favorites are: Th...more
Temporomandibular, Giraffes and a strange Lunch Date with Adolf Hitler. A Texas Cowboy, alligators in space. Is just some of the things that Sands uses to tie knots of laughter with.
All these short fiction pieces are worth a read. Some of my favorites are: Th...more
Wow. I can't describe the content of this book other than it seems as if the author swallowed a bottle of Lexapro, chugged a gallon of Neuro Sleep, and then went to bed with some sort of dream recording device strapped to his cranium.
This is one of those books that people are either going to love or they're going to hate. There isn't much middle ground here. If you are not a fan of surrealism and (really) out-there humor, this isn't the book for you.
This is one of those books that people are either going to love or they're going to hate. There isn't much middle ground here. If you are not a fan of surrealism and (really) out-there humor, this isn't the book for you.
SORRY I RUINED YOUR ORGY is a staple for any fan of the bizzaro. If you like your absurd fiction to be high on crack and also exploding, then Bradley Sands is the Moses to your Passover (I don't read the Bible much). With the awesome power of both Sam Pink and Bradley Sands, Lazy Fascist Press is keeping the flame alive for those of us who like to read what doesn't make sense (except the Bible).
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Bradley Sands is an author of bizarro fiction. He wrote TV Snorted My Brain, Please Do Not Shoot Me in the Face: A Novel, Rico Slade Will F*cking Kill You, Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy, and other books.
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