This will not be a nonbiased review.
How can it be? Jason Cavallaro is probably my best friend in the world. I wrote an Introduction for Cracked Spines. I gave him a hand at his first bookselling event. I'm too close to the subject and the subject matter.
They say you shouldn't review close friends or family, but I say there are no rules. If there are, let's break them. At least I'm being up front about it.
Cracking Spines: Three Decades of Horror is a book for those who don't enjoy the kind of long-winded reviews I write. Jason's approach is quick, breezy, amusing little comments about his recommendations. The entire book goes down very smoothly. In fact, I read the whole thing in one sitting. It's too easy to keep reading a few more. And a few more after that.
This is a book of recommendations from a guy who is massively well read in the horror genre. Jason is certifiably insane. Who else could work a demanding job, play drums in a band, watch movies, write, and read all those damned books? He averages about ten-twenty a month.
He jokingly wanted to give Cracking Spines a confrontational title: I've Read More Horror Books Than You. A bold statement, but also a true one. He's been doing this for a long, long time.
Jason has good taste, but the best thing about his reviews is how he doesn't play the Kiss the Author's Ass game that is so popular among influencers and content creators. Jason wants to make friends, sure, but he's not about to compromise his integrity to do so.
I don't care who you are, or how much you know about horror fiction. You can learn from Cracking Spines. I sure did.
Since I'm special I got an annotated version of Cracking Spines. Within lie comments Jason can't say for massive consumption. The sarcastic and witty asides in my copy made a funny and informative book even funnier.
Forget the other listicle books out there about horror fiction. Cracking Spines is the one to get.
Written by Mark Sieber
How can it be? Jason Cavallaro is probably my best friend in the world. I wrote an Introduction for Cracked Spines. I gave him a hand at his first bookselling event. I'm too close to the subject and the subject matter.
They say you shouldn't review close friends or family, but I say there are no rules. If there are, let's break them. At least I'm being up front about it.
Cracking Spines: Three Decades of Horror is a book for those who don't enjoy the kind of long-winded reviews I write. Jason's approach is quick, breezy, amusing little comments about his recommendations. The entire book goes down very smoothly. In fact, I read the whole thing in one sitting. It's too easy to keep reading a few more. And a few more after that.This is a book of recommendations from a guy who is massively well read in the horror genre. Jason is certifiably insane. Who else could work a demanding job, play drums in a band, watch movies, write, and read all those damned books? He averages about ten-twenty a month.
He jokingly wanted to give Cracking Spines a confrontational title: I've Read More Horror Books Than You. A bold statement, but also a true one. He's been doing this for a long, long time.
Jason has good taste, but the best thing about his reviews is how he doesn't play the Kiss the Author's Ass game that is so popular among influencers and content creators. Jason wants to make friends, sure, but he's not about to compromise his integrity to do so.
I don't care who you are, or how much you know about horror fiction. You can learn from Cracking Spines. I sure did.
Since I'm special I got an annotated version of Cracking Spines. Within lie comments Jason can't say for massive consumption. The sarcastic and witty asides in my copy made a funny and informative book even funnier.
Forget the other listicle books out there about horror fiction. Cracking Spines is the one to get.
Written by Mark Sieber
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