The Seven Days of Peter Crumb: A Horror Story [Import] [Paperback]

Jonny Glynn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd; New Ed edition (January 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846270782
• ISBN-13: 978-1846270789
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Crumb not crummy, March 26, 2008

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Ken Bevan "The Prince of Passion" (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Seven Days of Peter Crumb: A Novel (P.S.) (Paperback)

If you didn't know better, you would think this book were written by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, Choke & Rant. It is very in your face, with a lot of gross out scenes and twisted dark humor. If you like the above books, this is right up your alley.

Peter Crumb, a seemingly moral British man, has a voice in his head that tells him to engage in insanely immorale acts. Crumb's split personality is with him 24/7 and at first, they constantly argue over everything.

The voice refered to as "him" is highly disturbed and he is right right there with Peter in his head throughout the story. The internal conflicts almost always end in the killer getting his way. Bloody murders and rapes are "his" favorite past-times and "he" becomes a terrible influence on Crumb.

The reason for the title is that this split personality plans on killing its host body at the end of seven days.

Glynn's storytelling is superb. My only real critiques fall in super long paragraphing in places and in that the end is a little abrupt. Oterwise, this is a great quick read for people who like horrific content with a touch of gross-out humor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars British Psycho, February 22, 2010

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Kristy Caley (Grain Valley, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Seven Days of Peter Crumb: A Novel (P.S.) (Paperback)

The erosion of the mind into a moralless heap. You have to wonder what in Johnny Glynn's youth brought out these disturbing thoughts. Vivid detail draws a type of panic not just for the victims but for our protagonist(s) as well, because Peter Crumb is more than just one psyche, he is chaos.

4.0 out of 5 stars British Patrick Bateman, March 18, 2011

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AJ (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Seven Days of Peter Crumb: A Novel (P.S.) (Paperback)

When I read the synopsis for this novel, I immediately thought of American Psycho. Peter Crumb is an interesting character with similar views and violent urges to American Psycho's Patrick Bateman. He kills without remorse and is racist, sexist and materialistic.

The story follows him in a first person account of a week of madness, during which he kills a prostitute, a young store clerk and his neighbours, among others.

I would recommend this book to anyone with a strong stomach. If you could handle Bret Eason Ellis' American Psycho, this will only give you a bit of a jolt. A quick, fun disturbing read.