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Unwrap Your Candy
Thom's life has a soundtrack. Unseen glass phalluses--thousands of them--whirring softly along conveyer belts on the other side of the factory wall. The snap and splash of eggs against plaster. The scratch-fizz-tang of cigarette lighters being flipped again and again. A thousand throats swallowing a thousand swigs of beer; a thousand sets of lungs choking on a thousand French inhales. Hard fists sinking into soft flesh; soft chunks dropping onto hard sidewalks. Plop-flush-drain repeat. And moonsong, high above, forever calling and calling, "Stud, rub 'er with the Stud Rubber." If only it were so simple. Imagine Woody Allen made a movie about Dilbert and James Joyce wrote the screenplay. That's what you should expect from Jesse Miller's Unwrap Your Candy.
252 pages, ebook
Published September 10, 2017
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October 1, 2017
Wander into the life of Thom, a dreamy haze of cigarette smoke, Guinness and rubber. Akin to Mr. Miller’s equally exceptional novel, Ark, readers get a full submersion into the mind of the lead character. In this tale, we become Thom, a condom factory employee seemingly lost on his brambled path to a satisfying career and love life. How exactly he got there, we don’t know, nor do we care as we spiral downward with him.
October 24, 2017
You can find this review and others on my blog, Novelties.
I’ve received an eARC for an honest review. Receiving one doesn't affect my opinion of this book. I would also like to thank Common Deer Press for sending it.
You know when a book leaves you speechless, and you're not sure how to properly express your enjoyment of it? Well, I'm in that particular situation. From the first opening scene, Jesse will show you what he's made of.
A literary fiction that teeters on hilarity, intelligence, and downright fun, Unwrap Your Candy is a treat for any reader looking for the next unique read. Thom decides to leave his job at a local condom factory, all the while losing his sanity in the process.
Jesse beautifully crafts each sentence and transports you to Thom's frame of mind. You can't help but be impressed by the level of detail and precision Jesse puts in his story. I felt as if you might not get that attention in a book about a condom factory worker, but I was wrong. With Jesse's writing, you see who Thom is as a man who slowly loses his mind.
Jesse's prose illustrates the passion and ultimately the respect he has for the literary art form. Some constructions are out there, yet you never lose the appreciation for the final product. But don't think of this book as pretentious. It isn't. You see the dedication he weaves in each chapter. His lyrical storytelling pulls you this way, then that, and somehow, some way, you come to a satisfying conclusion at the end. And I enjoyed the adventure. It isn't linear; it isn't chronological. It's organic.
One scene that sticks out the most to me is how Thom, whose life is essentially falling apart, consoles a coworker's widow. I can't decide why it has, yet it speaks to me, especially when Thom doesn't quite know how to help this grieving man. And while several characters, like his girlfriend, Samantha, coworkers, and father make appearances, the story itself focuses solely on Thom and his eventual path. Maybe other authors may have developed the secondary characters, but Thom is the main focal point in this literary fiction. And I appreciate that detail to this character.
Jesse isn't afraid to break the writing mould. So keep a look out for his future books!
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I’ve received an eARC for an honest review. Receiving one doesn't affect my opinion of this book. I would also like to thank Common Deer Press for sending it.
"Barriers are only so effective. Sometimes things just leak through, even if you hold them back."
You know when a book leaves you speechless, and you're not sure how to properly express your enjoyment of it? Well, I'm in that particular situation. From the first opening scene, Jesse will show you what he's made of.
A literary fiction that teeters on hilarity, intelligence, and downright fun, Unwrap Your Candy is a treat for any reader looking for the next unique read. Thom decides to leave his job at a local condom factory, all the while losing his sanity in the process.
Jesse beautifully crafts each sentence and transports you to Thom's frame of mind. You can't help but be impressed by the level of detail and precision Jesse puts in his story. I felt as if you might not get that attention in a book about a condom factory worker, but I was wrong. With Jesse's writing, you see who Thom is as a man who slowly loses his mind.
Jesse's prose illustrates the passion and ultimately the respect he has for the literary art form. Some constructions are out there, yet you never lose the appreciation for the final product. But don't think of this book as pretentious. It isn't. You see the dedication he weaves in each chapter. His lyrical storytelling pulls you this way, then that, and somehow, some way, you come to a satisfying conclusion at the end. And I enjoyed the adventure. It isn't linear; it isn't chronological. It's organic.
One scene that sticks out the most to me is how Thom, whose life is essentially falling apart, consoles a coworker's widow. I can't decide why it has, yet it speaks to me, especially when Thom doesn't quite know how to help this grieving man. And while several characters, like his girlfriend, Samantha, coworkers, and father make appearances, the story itself focuses solely on Thom and his eventual path. Maybe other authors may have developed the secondary characters, but Thom is the main focal point in this literary fiction. And I appreciate that detail to this character.
Jesse isn't afraid to break the writing mould. So keep a look out for his future books!
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