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Bill Cutter is thrilled at first, with his band's new song. It's literally the best work they've ever done. Unfortunately, the song forces everyone who hears it to tell the truth. While at face value this could be an amusing development as people spill their embarrassing secrets, there are deadly and immediate consequences for trying to lie, or even trying to remain silent. Bill's band mate Jeff feels that truth at any cost is exactly what the world needs, and he plans to spread the song far and wide regardless of the death toll. Bill will risk his life to stop him.
Sprinkled with humor and splashed with blood, A Song for the End lies somewhere between the Twilight Zone comedic episode The Whole Truth about the haunted car that forces the shady salesman to tell the truth, and the mysterious recording played on Lords Of Salem for the devil's child to take over the earth. Even the most honest among us may have to stop and think what would happen if the option of saying nothing when you had nothing nice to say, were replaced with a grisly death for not speaking the truth.

I received an advance copy for review
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IreneCole | Jul 27, 2022 |
Shatteringly effective. Full review soon on scifiandscary.com
 
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whatmeworry | Apr 9, 2022 |
This review first appeared on scifiandscary.com. I received a copy of the book for review consideration

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started reading ‘A Warning About Your Future Enslavement That You Will Dismiss as a Collection of Short Fiction and Essays by Kit Power’ by Kit Power, other than, given that attention grabbing title, it would likely be weird. It was, but it was also brilliantly written at times, memorable and very, very funny.
As the title suggests, it’s a collection of short fiction and essays, the twist being that they are tied together by a linking story. That story revolves around a technician in a dystopian future reviewing a series of “memory dumps” and trying to piece together the details of the past world. Author Kit Power has some fun with that tale, and there’s a definite plot to it, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the stories and essays that it links.
Those pieces are, by and large, a delight. There are 21 of them and they’re enjoyably varied. My absolute favourite was an essay which explains at hilarious length why ‘RoboCop’ is the best film ever made (admittedly not a hard argument to make as it transparently is the best film ever made). The short stories are often almost plotless, often more vignettes than true stories, but they’re brilliantly effective. Power does a great job of pulling you in quickly and effectively and there’s a real gut impact to a lot of the tales, even when the events are very simple.
All the stories are good, but there were two standouts for me. ‘The Hand’ features a poker game and is almost painfully tense. ‘Wide Load’ is the story of someone passing an unusually large stool. It’s as unpleasant as it sounds, uncomfortable so at times, but also as gripping as any thriller I’ve read lately.
The book is very British, and stories like ‘Richard Madeley is a Fuctard and We’re All Going to Hell’ might not work quite so well for international audiences. (In case you don’t know him, Richard Madeley is a fuctard with a successful television career despite his tendency to say really stupid things, like the time he told actress Keira Knightley that “she’d make a good crack whore”). Despite that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It’s refreshingly different, very well written, often extremely funny and a perfect antidote to the kind of anodyne fiction that fills up the shelves of our book shops far too often these days.
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whatmeworry | 1 annan recension | Apr 9, 2022 |
I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Blast.

4 stars: 4 stars for the writing, 4 stars for the narration.

I was surprised by this book, and I am happy that I bought it (in addition to receiving the Audible edition from the author last week, I purchased it through Kindle First a few months back). This book “reads” a lot faster than the number pages indicates; there is an emotional roller coaster crammed into this book. It will grab hold of your attention and your heart, refusing to let go until the very end.

The subject is extremely difficult: A young man, lost, desperate for answers, and desperate to hear God's voice, turns violently on a church congregation. As the story progresses, the author creates unexpectedly well-developed characters, all of whom have a vital part to play in this tragic story.

The story also has a level of technical difficulty, as he changes perspective with each chapter, from the troubled young man, to a heroin addict, to the pastor, to a woman in labor, to a crippled woman, and many more. The potential to confuse and frustrate the reader is very high, but he accomplishes this feat like a master. The pacing is brilliant, and it oftentimes felt like a stage play. This narrative technique was incredibly effective at highlighting all of the perspectives as the story progressed in the small sanctuary.

I also appreciated the use of the Books of the Bible as chapter titles, using the main topics of those books as a way to declare a "topic" for each chapter. It was a good exercise for me in trying to follow his train of thought, since I'm head deacon at my church, and I preach every Sunday afternoon at an assisted living facility. I would say without a doubt that this is NOT a Christian book, but even still, the topics addressed are inherently Christian in nature. I did read some reviews that took it that way, and some of those readers were "offended" by that.

The narration by Chris Barnes did take some getting used to. Lately, I’ve been listening to audiobooks set in and around London, England, with English narrators. This story is set in North Devon, England, and the accents are much different there, much thicker, which the narrator expertly captures. It did take me about a half hour or so to understand it well enough to keep moving forward without having to rewind or slow down. Overall, he did an outstanding job, and I was able to tell who was talking/thinking without any trouble whatsoever.

If you like debating the theological argument of whether God hears (and responds) to prayer, if you like good, solid writing and character building, or if you like a good, well-written book, then check this one out!
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ssimon2000 | 3 andra recensioner | May 7, 2018 |

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