We Eat Our Own | 
pickA suspenseful, fictional account of the behind the scenes operations behind the 70's notorious horror film, Cannibal Holocaust. An unknown actor signs on to the film but quickly realizes things are going off the rails as the power-hungry director, the indigenous tribes, and unsavory characters are bringing some real life horror to the production. Based on a real-life court case and scandal, the film was banned in many countries.
pickA fascinating, lyrical exploration of violence, depravity, and our penchant for it — both as artists and consumers. As a former filmmaker, I also appreciate the parallels to the film, Cannibal Holocaust, which is understandably divisive.
It‘s our 10th wedding anniversary 😮 so I am at a choir meeting for our daughter and quietly scrolling litsy and reading the tagged. He is at home haha. So I say a happy anniversary to this handsome cat dad of four, human dad of one, and most importantly husband who brought home wood to make more bookshelves 😂
Our commute read! At our next book club, we‘ll be joined by author Kea Wilson! If you‘ve read this debut novel, what questions would you ask the author? I want to know about the inspiration to write Andres‘s story (and all that goes with it), and to hear more about her decision to use POV shifts as well as second person narration.
These little reading breaks are saving my sanity as I prepare for a high-stakes test on Friday.
A moment‘s peace
bailedI tried. I really did. I thought the scary movie lover in me would be all over this. But 100 pages later and I just can‘t get into the writing. It‘s not so much the lack of quotations but just general voice. Sometimes we just have to move on 👍🏻
I know it‘s not technically Sunday anymore, but I just discovered that the book I‘m reading is signed by the author. ✒️📖 #signedsunday
New flannel sheets and a new #screamathon read. I have to go to a birthday party tonight, but I wish I could stay home and read in my cozy bed instead.
#WelcometotheJungle This book is an homage to the 70‘s movie Cannibal Corpse and takes place in the Amazon jungles of Columbia. Not only is it told from the points of view from the eccentric Italian director and his crew but you also have an American expat who is a middleman for a cartel, and points of view from rebels of the Colombian government. All of them are dysfunctional, which makes for a very suspenseful and interesting read.#rocktober
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DNF. it has a very weird timeline setup that was too hard to follow as I was listening at work, and honestly I doubt I'll try to go back and read or listen to it again later. Apparently a fictionalized account of the film Cannibal Holocaust. I will say though, it is beautifully written.
⭐️⭐️ of 5
bailedI didn't care for the writing style of this book, and only made it 10 pages before it went to my library return shelf.
so-soThe premise of this sounded awesome to me: 70s horror movie filmed in the jungles of Colombia, while the area is under turmoil from guerillas and drug traffickers. I expected more horror. I think my horror/twisted meter has become a bit skewed, especially because of my current reads. The story has suspenseful moments. I think the only reason I didn't bail was I really wanted to know what happened at the end & that was a bit anticlimactic for me.
A novel that uses Cannibal Holocaust for inspiration and mentions the best killer kid horror film ever made? Yes, please!
pickTwisted-- the best word I can use to describe this book. The plots are intertwined around each other and the prose is sharp and crisp. Wilson's debut drags the reader into scenes that they don't really want to see, but that's kind of the point.
Set in the 1970s in Columbia, this book follows a movie crew shooting a horror/exploitation film (TW) and a parallel plot about rebels and drug cartels. Deep rumination on violence. Disturbing read.
Getting my reading challenge stack ready for 2017! Starting with We Eat Our Own 👍🏻... Any recommendations for books: about a character with a disability, with a month or day in the title, set in a hotel, or set during a holiday other than Christmas?? Happy new year of reading!!
pickThis book was a one-sitting-er. A brilliant debut that cuts deeply into questions about violence and art. Highly recommended for horror film fans!
Bring on the cold! I'm well supplied with coffee, cocoa, and a big book stack of all varieties of fiction.
What are you all reading on this freeze-tastic weekend ahead?
pickAn Italian director takes a crew to the middle of nowhere in a Columbian amazon rainforest to shoot an exploitative, cannibalism, horror movie. It's the 70's, so add in the rise of guerillas, the M-19's, the cartel, and a go between American. What these two sentences don't tell you is the amount of perfect dysfunction written into each character. What a great surprise this book turned out to be. This author is so good, so smart. Great read.
This book is nothing what i expected it to be. Its leaps and bounds better. And it gave me a good excuse not to cook so i could go out and read more while i eat. Banana-nutella pancakes.....Delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before we left the house today I said to my husband: "I think I'm finally at the point where I don't need to buy any books for awhile"...and then this happened.
pickYou take the role, with no idea what opportunities it will bring. Perfect metaphor for this stage we call life.
pickThis book was totally unexpected. Since it was inspired by the making of the movie 'Cannibal Holocaust' I expected something scary and gory. But it was more about the horrible things that people can do. And you never really know what is going on. Highly recommend!
A novel that takes the Italian film Cannibal Holocaust as its jumping off point? #yesplease #setinsamerica #booktober
what an exciting day for books in the mail!
panI don't like the type of writing. It always feels like it's just rambling without an actual story going on. It also makes it really hard to follow and understand totally what's going on.
so-soI feel like this could have been a really great book, but in the end it seemed to take the easy way out. I loved the way the story was written and there was a lot of tense build up to *something* happening, but I don't think it delivered. It's a solid debut though, and I'd definitely read more of Wilson's work.
"The floor is coated with sawdust and smells like livestock, which is probably what the bus is used for in the off-season when they don't need river shuttles. The crew runs like livestock, and that's what Ugo's been looking for: the feeling of being in front of a stampede, the hoofbeats of the herd coming up through the ground.
He needs to decide how to kill the American."
panThis book is a mess, + not in a good way. It's based on the controversy behind the '70s exploitation movie Cannibal Holocaust (which is actually super interesting), but unfortunately it's muddied up with several alternating narrative perspectives + weak subplots, when the better choice would have been to focus on stronger development of a couple of the main characters. Also worth noting: I was hoping for more cannibalism. (Don't quote me on that.)
Probably the coolest thing about this book so far is learning all about special effects. I'm a HUGE horror movie fan, including the extremely gory ones (don't judge me 😳), so this is all fascinating to me.
I requested this from NetGalley and I just need it SO BAD. 😩 I keep refreshing my inbox obsessively. (Also, that cover!)
so-soWilson plays with the reader's expectations by juxtaposing violence as entertainment with realistic violence. Sounds pretty cool, right? The problem is that this book is a little too artsy. Alternating POVs shifting from third to second person makes it difficult to connect with characters and story.
I'm about 30% of the way through... I'm struggling with the narrative style.
What should I read next from these 6 titles? All are galleys except Cruel Beauty which is from the library. I'm in the mood for something engrossing. 😁
Spent the past hour on Netgalley when I should have been working. 😭
Still gathering thoughts on Barkskins (which I LOVED), and started this last night. I was hooked from the first sentence!
