Paperback, 192 pages
English language
Published Oct. 17, 1999 by Creation Books.
Twenty-five-year-old Steven faces a bleak life with a sadistic mother and a job at a slaughterhouse where he is confronted with extreme violence and death.
Well I inhaled this book with a straw. Is it gross? Yes. Did the scene where Steven "makes dinner" for the Hagbeast for the first time make me gag? Yes. But damn I loved the talking cows. And I felt like Matt Stokoe was driving at a deeper meaning. So while I would need to know the person I was recommending it to, I would still think this a book some people would do well with.
This book was pretty good! It was more indepth than your average splatter punk, although it had it's fair amount of gore and grossness, it also had a deeper message. It wasn't violence for the sake of violence or graphic sex for the sake of shock. Well, some of it! So twisted and weird and wrong, gotta love it. Plus, cows.
I think Stokoe got a new fan in me!
So, ummmmm, I’m not sure I can properly review this. This is the kind of book that no matter what you say, someone will call you sick. Lol. It is definitely different. It is definitely dark and twisted. Not for the feint of heart. It’s also not without merit. If you’ve got a strong stomach, just give it a go. Maybe…
Not since the time of Jane Austen has there been such an interesting romance story as you will find in Cows.
The first half of the book was weak, it was all about the shock value, look at how many times I can say c***. Not until Steven stands up to the Hagbeast does a plot start to develop. The evolution of the cows is great to read, I am pretty sure that you will find herds living under cities and those found in fields are just a front to distract you, I have never trusted them!
Looking forward to the sequel now.
