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Not Safe for Work (Neovella Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

Neovella, Volume I: Not Safe for Work was written via the exquisite cadaver method. Each writer submitted his or her individual entries, of varying length, to their respective stories, which were then followed by additional written additions by their co-authors (friends or strangers). Over time and a period of variable amusement, stories manifested from the ether of their collective creativities. The web service that seamlessly enables this method can be found at www.neovella.com.

Written by a total of 80 unique authors, this collection is composed of the following titles:

1. A Walk in the Park, Spoiled
2. Adolf Hitler: a Misunderstanding
3. Cod Piecington versus the Alpha Centauri of Alpha Centauri
4. General Bullshit
5. Baby Spiders with Old Man Faces
6. Merkins of the Gods
7. One Step Two Step Three What?
8. The Adventure That You Could Never Have, I: The Beginning
9. The Cabbage and the Cardigan
10. A Childhood Memory
11. Should've Let 'Em Die
12. Neo Neo, Meow Meow
13. Calvin Coolidge and the Goblet of Fire
14. Hopes and Dreams
15. Death of Murder Killing 2: Return to Murder
16. Sir Lancelol versus the Dungeons of Internet Horror
17. The Lone Bean

Collectively authored by:
Elioth Almada, Jen Banawa, Torian C., Tyler Cantrell, S. Cardance, Jesse Clarke, Matt Cruea, Tyler E., Matthew Gagnon, Chris Hill, Mai Hoang, Eric Hopper, Zhuping Hu, Harry Jenkinson, Nick Johnson, Jeff Kirchoff, C.S. Mc., Nicholas Marino, Robert E. Meres, Huy Pham, Miles Ruckby, John Quest, Michael Siedlecki, Schuyler Siemens, Michael Squitieri, Henry Wang, Tou Bee Yang, John Michael Zahn, & 52 anonymous writers

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004ZHE5I2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Neovella; 1st edition (May 5, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 496 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 101 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2011
NSFW explores exactly what it means to write a story with multiple authors: tasteful twists, unexpected character development, and literary madness. The Hitler peice was so cohesive and self-bounded that it was difficult to believe it written by several co-authors, and yet it achieved a sort of writing that would never occur at the tip of a single pen. Cod Piecington brings together the best of sci-fi characters, such as Riker and Zap Branigan, to produce the universe's most dickish bad-ass. All in all, NSFW is a compelling work of its own genre of writing, with an extra side of weirdness, that no experimental fiction fan would be well-suited to pass up.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2011
I bought this book to read on my commute to work and I was blown away by how good it was! The only problem is I don't want to read anything else now! Fortunately, I just bought neovella's second anthology (Ripped), but I am sure I will tear through it as quickly as I tore through NSFW. Keep publishing! These stories are seriously the highlight of my day!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2012
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the reviews for this book were paid for. The stories in the sample don't even make sense! From paragraph to paragraph there are completely non-sensical jumps. Some people may find this funny, but for the book to have fifty five-star reviews and nothing less is obviously rigged. Amazon needs to clamp down on these blatant manipulations of the review system. If you are thinking of buying this book I urge you to try a sample first so you understand what you are getting into.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011
This thing is an abomination, but in the best possible sense of the word. Do not read this if you are offended by anything, but do read it if you can laugh at anything.

Truly amazing that these stories were written by multiple people. I liked how later stories would use characters and catchphrases from previous stories.

All in all, worth the $3 and probably more.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011
This book is great and you should feel bad for not reading it. It is totally worth the price for the amount of entertainment you will receive from it.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2011
And you have this.

Whilst it may not have the most coherent plot lines or character depth, and have traces of racism, sexism etc. of which the irony may be slightly ambiguous, it is prone to absolutely delightful turns of phrase, poetic devices, and just straight up hilarious nonsense.

I've spent more money on pints, which usually just make me depressed and in turn irritate everybody else in the pub.

This book WILL make you laugh.

This book WILL make you cool.

This book will probably NOT cure cancer.

BUT

You should buy this book, if you buy nothing else today.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2011
There comes a time in reading fiction where you find a brilliant line or two, and wonder: "how the heck did he come up with this?" Such lines are almost banned by taboo for their very being, but carry great weight and boldness for their expression. NSFW seems to hit on these line types so often that you find yourself reading your way into a roller coaster of wonder and intrigue. For example:

"Uncomfortable with the size of his shirt, he took it off and he was ripped. It felt good to be a gangster."

Who writes this stuff? I know I wouldn't, and I don't know anyone who would--but it seems that with the power of the turn-based writing method, such lines come out composed to the point of hilarity. The plot goes on, and the story never stops when things go awry--in fact, the plots get better and more unexpected turns and twists result. There's no ending it! And while the lines are dumb, the ways in which they fit together to form ridiculous plots is no short of wonderful.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011
I found this anthology first through a link on the front page of Hacker News, not really knowing what to expect. $2.99? Worth the risk. Although most crowd-sourced works fly like penguins, this one really takes to the sky. Like others have reviewed already, the level of cohesion is almost magical in the face of how many authors were put to work on individual plots and storylines. While some stories border on perverted themes, others tackle more serious plotlines--in all, this collection contains something for everyone. Easily the most creative story of the bundle was The Lone Bean--who would have thought there could be such a magical world in the bottom of a bag? This collection is something of its own genre, and a truly unique experience.
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