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by: Carlton Mellick III
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781933929668
ISBN: 1933929669
Label: Eraserhead Press
Manufacturer: Eraserhead Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 108
Publication Date: February 26, 2008
Publisher: Eraserhead Press
Sales Rank: 107560
Studio: Eraserhead Press
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Product Description:
Tony dreads the idea of going to his wife's company dinner party in Eagle Hills; the new upper-middleclass gated community that just popped up outside of Scottsdale, AZ. He hates these Southwestern-style planned suburban neighborhoods. All of the streets look the same. All of the houses look the same. All of the people look the same. Because everything in Eagle Hills looks exactly the same, Tony has trouble finding the dinner party. He quickly becomes lost in the sea of red tile roofs. The streets seem to go on forever. The addresses don't seem to make any sense. After hours of navigating the suburban labyrinth, Tony discovers that there is something terribly wrong with the Eagle Hills gated community. There is something unnatural about the houses around him. There is something inhuman about the people staring at him through the windows. And no matter how far he drives, he can't seem to find his way out. Ultra Fuckers is a work of absurd suburban horror in the tradition of Mellick's previous short novel, The Menstruating Mall.
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Rating:  - Ultra Jet Mosh Lifestyle Review
I enjoyed this novella, but not as much as other Mellick works.
The theme -- that there is something truly monstrous about bland corporate suburbia -- is one I can appreciate, but I think it could have been presented with a bit more subtlety, as it comes off somewhat heavy-handed.
But if you can get past this theme slapping you across the face, you'll find an ultra fun story that bends reality in a way only CM3 can. The book is tight, quick, and extremely to the point, and ... Read More
Rating:  - The Cyclops is Following You
Tony and Tammy are late for a business dinner party. Nothing too serious at first but soon they discover that the gated community where Tammy's boss lives is an impossible maze to navigate, especially due to the fact that all the streets and houses look exactly alike.
Eventually, they find themselves just driving around aimlessly, hoping they'll catch a break somewhere and that Tammy's boss doesn't fire her for being so tardy.
And so begins the strange adventure that is Mellick's ... Read More
Rating: - A wild ride through an absurd suburban hell...
First, if you aren't familiar with Carlton Mellick III, you may be disappointed at the length of this book. It's short. It'll take maybe an hour or less to read it. But even with CM3's short works, sometimes it helps to stop and let the imagery and ideas sink in, so you are getting far more for your money than just page length.
PROS:
The theme. It's an anti-suburban, anti-conformity, anti-corporate world novella that's both fun and scary at the same time. The author disapproves of ... Read More
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