{"id":14500,"date":"2020-07-28T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=14500"},"modified":"2020-07-27T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T02:08:45","slug":"review-escape-from-billings-mall-chuck-tingle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-escape-from-billings-mall-chuck-tingle\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure by Chuck Tingle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-escape-from-billings-mall-chuck-tingle\/billingsmall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/billingsmall.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"313,500\" 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=\"billingsmall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/billingsmall.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/billingsmall.jpg?resize=219%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of Escape from the Billings Mall by Chuck Tingle\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/billingsmall.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/billingsmall.jpg?w=313&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Escape-Billings-Mall-Timeline-Adventure\/dp\/B0874LH2NB\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=escape+from+billings+mall&amp;qid=1594177969&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure <\/em>by Chuck Tingle<\/a><br \/>\nIndependently Published (April 2020)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>154 pages; $12.66 paperback; $6.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonCancre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Cancre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Chuck Tingle tends to be treated as a joke. That guy who writes those silly Pounded books. However, that is only by those who have not bothered to read his work. No one can pull off weird like he can and still hold the humanity of it. Dr. Tingle knows people, hearts and what drives us.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is no pounding here. Just someone trying to buy a gift for their son on his birthday. Yes, a crack to the void opens up, Yes, there are horrid droopy creatures of the void lurking around every corner. Still, they don&#8217;t want to disappoint their son. Because (say it with me) love is real, friends.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m impressed with how many nuances and tricks World&#8217;s Greatest Author manages to pull with the Select Your Own Timeline format here. Not only do your choices take you down different paths, but there is this whole inventory aspect to it, as well. It&#8217;s a nice little surprising touch. It has all the comfort of those old not-to-be-named-for-fear-of-<wbr \/>lawsuits books that meant so much to me as a kid, but with a truly adult sensibility.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Escape from the Billings Mall<\/em> is pure fun. There&#8217;s &#8217;80s style action, weirdness, Unicorns and just oodles of soul. Just buy the dern thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escape from the Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure by Chuck Tingle Independently Published (April 2020) 154 pages; $12.66 paperback; $6.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Anton Cancre Dr. Chuck Tingle tends to be treated as a joke. That guy who writes those silly Pounded books. 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