{"id":13282,"date":"2019-07-29T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=13282"},"modified":"2019-07-28T20:21:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T00:21:32","slug":"review-unamerica-cody-goodfellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-unamerica-cody-goodfellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Unamerica by Cody Goodfellow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-unamerica-cody-goodfellow\/unamerica\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?fit=850%2C1360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,1360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unamerica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?fit=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13283\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica-219x350.jpg?resize=219%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?resize=768%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?resize=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unamerica.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unamerica-Cody-Goodfellow\/dp\/1732124051\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2776N56ARHLSM&amp;keywords=unamerica+cody+goodfellow&amp;qid=1563155841&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=unamerica+%2Cstripbooks%2C234&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Unamerica <\/em>by Cody Goodfellow<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>King Shot Press (June 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>448 pages; $14.99 paperback<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Davcrkt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Simms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weird fiction is making a massive comeback. Several authors are breaking out of a box they never felt comfortable being trapped in. Cody Goodfellow has never fit in any box. He can nail commercial fiction, straight up horror and other genres with ease, and has done so several years.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now he&#8217;s released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unamerica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What is this? Any reviewer even attempting to summarize the plot in a few short paragraphs would likely fall short, so why bother? This is a novel that needs to be experienced. It reads like the lovechild of William Gibson, Hunter S. Thompson, and Jeff Vandermeer. If that sounds like an odd offspring, keep reading. It gets better<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nolan Hatch, an intriguing protagonist, bikes across America carrying a mushroom drug that allows him to see God&#8230;kind of. When he&#8217;s arrested and tossed into the strange titular city, he discovers a place where capitalism has run amok. To get a good idea of what it&#8217;s about, think <em>Idiocracy<\/em> crossed with <em>Ready Player One<\/em>, with Philip K. Dick on a bad trip. That&#8217;s a very, very cool thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Orrin Litchfield steps in to take power, readers learn about his fanaticism. A man who&#8217;s Christian and a former abortionist now suddenly heals the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, and is infected by his power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To explain further would be a massive disservice to Goodfellow&#8217;s novel. The twists and turns would confuse anyone expecting the normal, and are equally entrancing and frustrating at times, but ultimately exhilarating. This is a story that encapsulates our modern country; the good, the bad, and the horribly screwed up. It&#8217;s almost as if he gazed into his crystal ball and saw the past two years coming,\u00a0 the infection growing and seething. This is a treatise on the dangers of society, overreach of corporate greed and everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grab hold of the covers and dive in. If this review appears coy, it&#8217;s not. The contents within <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unamerica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are nearly impossible to synthesize into a happy little soundbite. But it&#8217;s worth the wild ride. Recommended for any fans of the weird, wild, or those who can look into the dark, splintered mirror that faces us every day on the news and beneath it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unamerica by Cody Goodfellow King Shot Press (June 2019) 448 pages; $14.99 paperback Reviewed by\u00a0Dave Simms Weird fiction is making a massive comeback. Several authors are breaking out of a box they never felt comfortable being trapped in. Cody Goodfellow has never fit in any box. 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