- Paperback: 204 pages
- Publisher: Eraserhead Press (February 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1933929685
- ISBN-13: 978-1933929682
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #393,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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pulp,
By Bradley (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Squid Pulp Blues (Paperback)
Squid Pulp Blues contains the best crime fiction that I've read in years. Like Elmore Leonard, but WEIRD. Like Elmore Leonard, but GOOD.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Squid Pulp Blues by Jordan Krall,
By Jeff Burk - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Squid Pulp Blues (Paperback)
Squid Pulp Blues by Jordan KrallJordan Krall's first published novella, "Piecemeal June", stood out from the pack with its unique combination of body-fluid splatter and bizarro horror. "Squid Pulp Blues" is his second release from Eraserhead Press and is a continuation of these themes. The book is three novellas, each taking place in Thompson, New Jersey, concerning body fluids, drugs, and squids. "The Haderdasher" is the first story. Henry has just gotten out of prison and is meeting up with some old friends for booze, cards, and planning a caper or two. The night takes a turn for the worse when one of his friends has a bad reaction to a new street drug derived from squids. Meanwhile in the next room a woman has had her feet literary stolen off her legs. When a local gangster named The Haderdasher comes by to drop off drugs, the two stories combine in a shower of bullets and blood. The next tale is "The Longheads." The Longheads are a group of veterans who came back from the war with hideous deformations from chemical weapons. They are stocking up on weaponry and preparing to make an assault on Thompson. Caught in the middle of this are Tommy and his partner Jake who are on the run from Peachy, a diaper-wearing criminal with a bone to pick. Finishing the book is "The Apocalypse Donkey," a humerous story about Simon, a popular comic book creator, who is in town promoting his latest graphic novel. While waiting out front of the store, a strange man gives him a black envelope containing obscene photos. Once the man realizes he gave the envelope to the wrong person, Simon is on the run for his life. Krall has a distinctive story telling style which combine noir-crime fiction, hard-core horror, and bizarro literature. The problem with this combination is it stands to alienate many readers. For those few who understand the wonderful weirdness of it all, Krall satisfies in a way few authors can. While the book is three separate stories, it feels like one full novel. Characters, events, and themes cross over in all the tales. Many disturbing details are just hinted at in the background. Krall plants lots of intriguing clues to the town's many secrets and creates the sense that Thompson is a real place, though one you might not want to go to. Combining together a variety of genres, "Squid Pulp Blues" is a fun read filled with violence, laughs, and squids. Jordan Krall has shown on his second work that he is no one-hit-wonder. For those hankering for a weird trip, Thompson is just the travel destination you need. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Sex, Crime, and the Biggest Cesspit on the East Coast,
By Andersen Prunty - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Squid Pulp Blues (Paperback)
Squid noir writer Jordan Krall returns with his second book from Eraserhead Press, a collection of three novellas called SQUID PULP BLUES. If you've read and enjoyed PIECEMEAL JUNE, you're going to love SQUID PULP BLUES. In "The Haberdasher," the opening novella, Red Henry Hooper gets paroled and is immediately confronted by circumstances more bizarre and violent than he can possibly imagine. "The Longheads" focuses on Tommy Pingpong and his pal Jake. They are on the run from Peachy, one of the more entertaining crime villains I've encountered. I won't ruin it for you but he has this certain... quirk. The closing novella, "The Apocalypse Donkey," is my favorite one in the whole collection. Simon, a comic book artist, accepts a mysterious package from a stranger and attends a comic book signing while waiting for his elusive friend Chaps (who is finally rendered in hilariously ominous detail in the last few pages of the book).Krall explores Thompson (an overt homage to legendary crime writer Jim Thompson), New Jersey in all of its violent, surreal (squid powder anyone?), often comical detail. It's somewhere you probably don't want to go but definitely don't mind reading about. His plotting almost seems like standard crime novel fare: deals gone bad, angry psychopathic assassins, bosses wronged; but he adds a sort of squidy Krallness that will greatly appeal to lovers of bizarro fiction. I'm looking forward to seeing a full-length work by Krall. And I really, REALLY want to know more about Chaps. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Jordan Krall is the Quentin Tarantino of the bizarro world.,
By M. Kleine - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Squid Pulp Blues (Paperback)
Tell me I can only use a single sentence to review this book and I may tell you that "Jordan Krall is the Quentin Tarantino of the bizarro world." To that sentence, I'll also add "SQUID PULP BLUES is like Pulp Fiction and Mulholland Dr put into a blender." The Lynch reference isn't only because it's weird; a lot of things are left unanswered but just like in the film, some of these questions can easily be answered though a few are forever left unsolved.What exactly was in the back of Dix's trunk? What and, perhaps more importantly, who were in those pictures Harry accidentally gave to Simon? Lynch gives us 12 clues to solve the ending, Krall does it his own way, with: infectious dialogue, bizarre scenarios, and Apocalyptic Donkeys. The Tarantino reference makes sense because the violence in SQUID PULP BLUES is up to snuff (if not even more over-the-top) with most of Tarantino's films we have come to love. Also, since the novel is technically three different stories strung together with different characters, it's all still in the same universe. Just like Tarantino's recurring Red Apple cigarettes, Krall reintroduces a certain comic book, a few characters and a handful of locations. There is a strange fascination with squid in all three stories and there are even some fetishes featured in this book I never thought could be described with such detail... Krall does it all. This is the quickest I have ever read a book and yes, I even re-read a few chapters/pages more than twice just to "completely" feel engrossed and it was worth every second. I want to go back to Thompson, I already miss it so but now I'm ready for FISTFUL OF FEET and will probably pass the time with PIECEMEAL JUNE until it arrives. Thank you so much Jordan and seriously folks, when they tell you: "characters make stories;" Krall doesn't f**k around... |
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