*bumps*
GC - I finished your book and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it (which actually means a lot; I have SERIOUS reading ADD and if I can't get into a book, it gets put down immediately).
Doc creates a vivid and macabre world of the gothic, the grotesque, and the surreal. It's a look inside a serial killer stuck in a society crazed by killings and death. He invents a whole new pop culture ("Reap Culture") in which famous killers are revered and have become a part of society.
You can buy it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Murderland-Par...2101650&sr=8-2
DO IT. It's a good read.
I have only two pieces of criticism:
- This has been mentioned before, but sometimes the editing is a little sketchy (not YOUR fault - This is what editors are for). But, honestly, since this is told through stream of consciousness, it's not that big a deal.
- Jeremy's diary entry - I LOVE the insight into his diary, but the language that he uses at 15 (especially since the diary entry starts with him questioning the meaning of a 5-dollar word) seems a little unbelievable. I'd expect the 15-year-old Jeremy voice and tone to be different than our present-day narrator. That being said, I wish that there were more diary entries. I want more. MORE.
Anyway. The last page of the book advertises Murderland Part II: Any idea when that'll be available?
Also - I should probably mail the book over to sign before you get too important for the little people. ;) You won't be offended if the cover's a little bent and has kitten bite marks on it, would you?