Kill Ball by Carlton Mellick IIIMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Carlton Mellick III introduces his book as a parody of 1970’s Italian thrillers (giallo) infused with Bubble Boy wackiness, paraphrasing here. He has an enviable ability to take far out, ridiculous concepts and think them out logically, or in a way that seems logical. For instance, Carlton has the scientific awareness to mention the problem of friction burns when sliding at high speeds in a rubbery ball. I wish I had this sonofabitch’s knack for coming up with this stuff, especially at the frequency he does.
In some ways, parts of this make me think of films like Running Man (1987) and The Stuff (1985) with a dash of The Blob more than the 1970’s Italian thrillers. Either way, it only took me four days to read this book although one of those days was months ago when I got the free Kindle sample, then I finished the rest in three days upon purchasing the book.
If you like any of the references I mentioned then you will probably like, if not love, this book. This book is also incredibly romantic without being drippy and super sentimental. This was my first Mellick III book, only having read the short story “candy Coated” before. I’m definitely ready for more.
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