Little, Bentley - Indignities Of The Flesh
Referencing Machen’s Hieroglyphics, this is a collection of reading matter.
Stories neither horrific nor frightening, nor particularly memorable. Any of them would be suitable for Readers Digest.
From teeth brushing to whacking the piñata to crafting gingerbread men to foiling Disney thugs.
“Even The Dead” stands out as a melancholy tale, while “Pray 4 Baby” sets up a tone of dread in the stifling desert.
If this had been a paperback, I would have left my copy in any airport terminal for the next curious reader. In a phrase, this is a travel read. Disposable.
A few years ago, gushing readers compared Mr Little to Stephen King.
I don’t see it.