Meet Manny. He's your average shut-in with a penchant for late night television and looting local fountains for coins. With eight locks on his door and newspapers covering his windows, he's a more than a bit paranoid, too. His wasn't a great life, but it was comfortable-at least it was until the morning he awoke with an egg between his legs. But what might have been a curse becomes a charm as this unlikely event leads him to all night diner, where he finds inedible pie, undrinkable coffee, and the girl of his dreams. But can this unexpected chance at love survive after the egg cracks and time itself turns against him, dead-set on rerouting history and putting a shovel to the face of the one person who could bring real and lasting change to Manny's world?
The Egg Said Nothing
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"O'Malley takes us to a godless universe of chronic ineptitude; where we find ourselves pulled apart by a burgeoned romance, an obstruse egg, shovels--and blood. Lots, and lots of blood." - K.I. HOPE, author of Hector
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My name is Caris O'Malley. I like to watch bad horror movies, and, occasionally, I write. My first book, The Egg Said Nothing, was recently published by Eraserhead Press. You should probably buy it.
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“ The story line itself is a very interesting one to say the least with a main character who is well written and very well defined given the length of the story. ”
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Steve Lowe
Format:Paperback
I got this book at BizarroCon last weekend. I randomly selected it out of the six books that I had purchased and began reading it in the Portland airport. I continued to chew through it during my Denver layover, but intended to stop so I could get some sleep on my flight to Chicago. I had a 90 minute drive still awaiting me after I got to Chicago, and I really needed the rest.
It didn't happen that way. I wasn't able to sleep because of this EGG. Every time I lay my head against the side of the airplane and closed my eyes, they would pop open again moments later, and this book would be in my hands once more. Only when I got to the end, which really isn't the end for the main character Manny, nor will ever be the end for him, was I able to sleep. Caris O'Malley cost me almost two hours of rest and put me in danger of nodding off on I-94 before I finally got home at 1 AM. He should consider himself lucky I survived.
And you should consider yourself warned: if you begin this book, you too will find it difficult, dare I say impossible, to put it down. THE EGG SAID NOTHING is addicitve, romantic, violent, and both paternal and maternal in equal measure. It is a time-traveling, head-spinning, gender role-challenging, and thought-provoking story that I simply had to finish once I started. In a way, it reminded me of the Michael Keaton movie MULTIPLICITY, except O'Malley's EGG has an intelligent plot, believeable and interesting characters, and actual entertainment value. Unlike his EGG, Mr. O'Malley does have something to say. It would be worth your time to discover exactly what that is. Just cancel your afternoon plans first.
It didn't happen that way. I wasn't able to sleep because of this EGG. Every time I lay my head against the side of the airplane and closed my eyes, they would pop open again moments later, and this book would be in my hands once more. Only when I got to the end, which really isn't the end for the main character Manny, nor will ever be the end for him, was I able to sleep. Caris O'Malley cost me almost two hours of rest and put me in danger of nodding off on I-94 before I finally got home at 1 AM. He should consider himself lucky I survived.
And you should consider yourself warned: if you begin this book, you too will find it difficult, dare I say impossible, to put it down. THE EGG SAID NOTHING is addicitve, romantic, violent, and both paternal and maternal in equal measure. It is a time-traveling, head-spinning, gender role-challenging, and thought-provoking story that I simply had to finish once I started. In a way, it reminded me of the Michael Keaton movie MULTIPLICITY, except O'Malley's EGG has an intelligent plot, believeable and interesting characters, and actual entertainment value. Unlike his EGG, Mr. O'Malley does have something to say. It would be worth your time to discover exactly what that is. Just cancel your afternoon plans first.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Suz
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent book! This book is about a man who lays an egg...or is it? There were so many ideas stuffed into this one book that it was mind boggling! Time travel and whether certain outcomes are fated or can be changed, parallel selves who each live completely different lives, and the exploration of the thoughts and feelings of the 1st man to give birth. I thought it was cool that the main character immediately feels protective and nurturing toward his egg even though he has no idea how he happened to lay it. I like how the author uses the egg - which is often a symbol for fertility and the creation of life - to represent the main character's creation of ideas and personal evolution. Very clever! I would definitely recommend this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By D. Schwent
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Until he laid the egg, Manny's life consisted of hanging around his apartment and fishing coins out of fountains. Now, he's got a girlfriend of sorts and keeps getting harassed about the egg. So what's inside?
Sometimes, you read a book and wonder how the hell it ever got published. Other times, you read a book and it's so good you want to track the author down and call him a son of a bitch. The Egg Said Nothing is of the second type.
The Egg Said Nothing is quite a ride. Born out of an unholy union beteen National Novel Writing Month and the New Bizarro Author Series, Caris O'Malley introduces the reader to Manny, a shut-in who has an important destiny. If the story had only been about the relationship between Manny and Ashley, I'd probably have given it a 5. Caris wrote a quirky yet beautiful relationship, even more impressive because it's his first book. A girl that smells like old books? Sign me up! The egg seemed like an afterthought once Manny met Ashley. Then the egg broke and all hell broke loose.
I hate to admit it but while I enjoyed the time travel portion of the story quite a bit, I would have preferred more of the relationshippy stuff. Once the multiple Manny's showed up, I had a feeling how things were going to go down. The ending twist was well done, straight out of a Twilight Zone episode, brutal but somehow hopeful. There isn't a lot more I can say without giving too much away.
The verdict? 4.5 out of 5. This is not one to miss. I shall look forward to Caris' future endeavors with great interest.
Sometimes, you read a book and wonder how the hell it ever got published. Other times, you read a book and it's so good you want to track the author down and call him a son of a bitch. The Egg Said Nothing is of the second type.
The Egg Said Nothing is quite a ride. Born out of an unholy union beteen National Novel Writing Month and the New Bizarro Author Series, Caris O'Malley introduces the reader to Manny, a shut-in who has an important destiny. If the story had only been about the relationship between Manny and Ashley, I'd probably have given it a 5. Caris wrote a quirky yet beautiful relationship, even more impressive because it's his first book. A girl that smells like old books? Sign me up! The egg seemed like an afterthought once Manny met Ashley. Then the egg broke and all hell broke loose.
I hate to admit it but while I enjoyed the time travel portion of the story quite a bit, I would have preferred more of the relationshippy stuff. Once the multiple Manny's showed up, I had a feeling how things were going to go down. The ending twist was well done, straight out of a Twilight Zone episode, brutal but somehow hopeful. There isn't a lot more I can say without giving too much away.
The verdict? 4.5 out of 5. This is not one to miss. I shall look forward to Caris' future endeavors with great interest.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Humor, Style and Weird Time Crap
Caris O'Malley wastes no time proving he is a master of language, able to use each sentence to create maximum humor and surprise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gary A Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Fun Read
I've only read four of the various years' New Bizarro Author series books so far, but of the four I read, Caris O'Malley's The Egg Said Nothing is my favorite. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Yoyogod
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Instead of air, we'll be breathing dreams"
I was puzzled and then I fell in love with this book on page 35; "Instead of air, we'll be breathing dreams". I had to hit myself in the face with a shovel when it ended.
Published 15 months ago by Erica Findley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant debut
This is the third New Bizarro Author Series book I've read this year. It's one of my favourites. I've got two favourites from this group. This is one of them. I love this book. Read more
Published 17 months ago by S.T. Cartledge
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Egg Funny-Side-Up!
This quirky and fun debut novella by Caris O'Malley stars a paranoid fellow named Manny who awakes one morning to discover that he may or may not have laid an egg. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Sarah A. Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read!
I came across Caris O'Malley by accident. It was one of those deals where you're reading a book review, and you click on a link and from there you click on another link. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Matthew Vaughn
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Enjoyable Read
I woke up the other day with something between my legs . . . it was warm and gently caressed my inner thighs. I reached down slowly. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kirk Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars
Meta-Toot, Shovels, and Nada
Shovels and missed opportunities. This was a book which could have risen to the level of literary fiction but flopped about in science fantasy and beta male fantasies. Read more
Published 20 months ago by David S. Wellhauser
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Book on this Topic in our Galaxy
If you're looking for a book about a quiet egg and excessive use of gardening tools with traveling of the times then you'll probably not find a better book in this solar system... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Reid Gershbein
5.0 out of 5 stars
what!?
HOW DID THIS GET HERE!? WAIT, WHERE AM I?
eggs? I didn't order any eggs! This must be some sort of mistake. delicious.
eggs? I didn't order any eggs! This must be some sort of mistake. delicious.
Published 21 months ago by Jason A. Sykes
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