On one hand this is a raunchy disturbing psychological thriller dark sex comedy and Christmas ghost story it s about people who never understand nor accept the words it s over. So to the plot A desperate storm lashed torch lit procession in search of a four year old tree hugging girl a suppressed Government report an outlandish countryside jaunt in a convertible vintage car How are these three events linked One character develops supernatural powers But are they a gift or a curse It s about fatal attraction and pathetic weak men whose libido overrules their sense of reason especially if there s fetish sex to be had. Themes include dark secrets fetish sex and sexual misadventures spirituality depression modern teenagers and the relationship with their long suffering much ignored under valued parents old school journalism and its attendant reliance upon booze to sustain the industry the appalling treatment of disabled people in this case a Multiple Sclerosis heroine and how the rise of technology has destroyed human conversation It also asks could mankind s salvation especially old people be found through cuddling and common spiritual empathy rather than blind faith in robots and computers This is the debut novel from Mark Stillman an award winning journalist with over 30 years writing experience He launched Paull village based micropublisher Keep Human Books in Yorkshire during May 2015 as a vehicle for his works Stalker Bunny Saucepan site_link post a commentDo you want something completely different A book that is not able to be placed in any one genre but rather many in one book This is the first novel from award winning hack Mark Stillman and it had me hooked from the spooky start until the shocking climax This book is full of the quirkiest characters ever some of whom you ll love to hate some you ll hate to love The hapless Kenny Chipchase is my favourite ranter ever his morals however leave much to be desired but his good intentions are never to be doubted. The book moves along at a rate of knots this is helped by the short chapters You will also find here probably British literatures first ever MS heroine the author gives a very accurate depiction of Multiple Sclerosis The narrative is sharp funny and very modern So if you want a book that will have you laughing out loud that s shocking has history mystery and kinky sex this has it all English Fantastically dark gripping read with dollops of well observed cuttingly sharp comedy Really enjoyed it very hard to put down once you ve dived in English There are two sorts of people in the world those who have a copy of Stalker Bunny Saucepan and those who really ought to get one It s a great read strong on plot and characterisation and it doesn t take long to get to the naughty bits Really well crafted storytelling one of the few books I m determined to read again soon English
| Stalker, Bunny, Saucepan By Mark Stillman |
| 9780993223402 |
| English |
| 464 |
| Paperback |
., On the other the book encourages us to start asking whether our trusting unquestioning abdication of power to computers and robots is really such a wise idea, Oh and there s also the rudest Scrabble game in the history of English literature: Settings include The New Forest specifically Bolton s Bench Bedfordshire s Dunstable Downs The Lake District s Egremont Crab Fair and Hemel Hempstead Old Town