Discovering Scarfolk

Jamie reviewed Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler

Review of 'Discovering Scarfolk' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Almost needs two ratings; one for the writing and one for the design of the book.

The story is faux-eerie supernatural comedy peppered with a 12-year-old's penchant for profanity. Anatomically punned names... oh, the laughs. Two stars - didn't laugh at the text once. The writing didn't really matter so much, though. It was just an excuse of structure in order to present some awesome graphics. The seventies-era posters and brochures really were clever. The book itself was designed and constructed with skill and care. 5-star presentation.

PromptedInkReads reviewed Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler

Review of 'Discovering Scarfolk' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The elusive, dystopian town of Scarfolk comes to life in Richard Litter's book, Discovering Scarfolk, as Dr. Ben Motte, attempts to tell the tale of Daniel Bush through his documents. These accounts showcase the totalitarian and hauntological nature of the town as seen on the book's namesake, the Scarfolk Council blog.

Only joining the Scarfolk bandwagon this year, I was familiar with some of the graphics in the book. Those and the cover were my favorite part of the book considering the town's caught in a 1970's time loop. The hardback cover felt like the book did pop out of an anomaly!

As for Bush's tale, and Dr. Motte's analysis, it felt a little disjointed more in the beginning than anywhere else. The fact that Bush let his kids just walk into a petrol station on their own didn't feel right to me. Also, are all the outlying …

The elusive, dystopian town of Scarfolk comes to life in Richard Litter's book, Discovering Scarfolk, as Dr. Ben Motte, attempts to tell the tale of Daniel Bush through his documents. These accounts showcase the totalitarian and hauntological nature of the town as seen on the book's namesake, the Scarfolk Council blog.

Only joining the Scarfolk bandwagon this year, I was familiar with some of the graphics in the book. Those and the cover were my favorite part of the book considering the town's caught in a 1970's time loop. The hardback cover felt like the book did pop out of an anomaly!

As for Bush's tale, and Dr. Motte's analysis, it felt a little disjointed more in the beginning than anywhere else. The fact that Bush let his kids just walk into a petrol station on their own didn't feel right to me. Also, are all the outlying areas part of Scarfolk, especially when considering the death of Bush's wife, Joy? (I'll admit, I'm more intrigued with the latter.)

All in all, anyone who loves a good satirical dystopia or follows the blog should read this.

In the words of Scarfolk...

"For more information please reread."