tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508843236242719158.post4429934495718675652..comments2023-03-16T17:34:54.039-07:00Comments on Skull Salad Reviews: The Enterprise of Death by Jesse BullingtonAaron Polsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508843236242719158.post-64279346616988756502011-04-28T17:01:51.966-07:002011-04-28T17:01:51.966-07:00Chad - The Enterprise of Death really is worth the...Chad - The Enterprise of Death really is worth the read. Once you get past the often grisly first act (it's that whole cannibalistic necrophilia thing that got to me *shudders*) and into the second and third acts of the book, it becomes a lot of fun and strangely, surprisingly sweet. In a good way. Jesse's got some writing chops and still growing as an author. I really expect great things from him in the future. This was good, but I can see hints of greatness there that should be nurtured and developed. He could become the Tarantino of historical horror. I think he needs to realize he has so much more to offer than the simple gross-out. Don't get me wrong, an occassional gross-out is cool and all, but I think you have to make it really meaningful, symbolic on some other level. This is why gross-outs in Cronenberg don't bother me (I understand what he is trying to say -- there's typically a larger message) vs. torture porn like Hostel (the violence and sickness does not have any deeper meaning). Although I do have to admit I found the parts I saw of the second Hostel movie strangely funny for some reason, but I'm not sure if the humor I found in it was intentional or not...T.J. McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838932103635417150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508843236242719158.post-71878117787969839402011-04-22T11:31:59.750-07:002011-04-22T11:31:59.750-07:00I recently finished Bullington's first novel T...I recently finished Bullington's first novel <b>The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart</b> and was keeping the author on my radar, but it sounds as if the problems I encountered with Bullington's writing style haven't improved much (by your account). However, I must admit that the book was entertaining and will have to consider <b>The Enterprise of Death</b> for the future.Chadwickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934093939697425619noreply@blogger.com