Untamed Paperback – May 15, 2013

Good stuff !!

Untamed indeed

I must disclose that I know Jack, but knowing him sharpens my critical skills rather like the stiletto of a book he has written. Somehow, by intuition and experience, he has come close to mastering the short story, one of fictions' harder tasks. I cannot compare his highly original work with anyone else. I think it stands comfortably in the same league as the adult fiction of Roald Dahl, especially Switch Bitch. He owes as much to Bunuel as he does to the punk scene from which he emerged. Alive. Read it slowly, as he turns on dimes and reverses your expectations as fast as you make them. Bravo.

Jack Grisham somehow combined both tender and terrifying elements of human nature into this collection of very diverse short stories If O'Henry and Edgar Alan Poe had a kid, maybe he would write something like the very unique Jack Grisham.

I bought this book from Jack Grisham at a TSOL/Flag show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Jack was legitimately psyched about this book. His energy is evident in this collection of short stories. The subject matter shouldn't be too surprising to anyone who has listened to TSOL. It's all very messed up. My favorites were the title story, about a man who not only mentally, but physically transforms from a passive nothing to a manifestation of his inner beast, and "Late Night Session," which is basically about psychiatry and sex with stuffed animals. The book is a quick read and a lot of fun.

All of Jack Grisham's books are AWESOME!!!