{"id":2871,"date":"2018-01-30T21:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:24:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:24:34","slug":"black-mad-wheel-josh-malerman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/black-mad-wheel-josh-malerman\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Black Mad Wheel<\/em> by Josh Malerman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31752345-black-mad-wheel\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Black Mad Wheel\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1478018950m\/31752345.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31752345-black-mad-wheel\">Black Mad Wheel<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7271073.Josh_Malerman\">Josh Malerman<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/2278323930\">2 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mishmash of science fiction, horror, and thriller is set in post-WWII, sometimes in Detroit, sometimes in Iowa or Africa. Phillip and his rock band, The Danes, are conscripted to help the military identify and perhaps neutralize some strange musical sound that disables all weapons. They travel to the Namib desert to find its source. Further description of the plot would be pointless because that&#8217;s what the plot is. The author tried and failed to conjure up suspense and prickles up the spine. I don&#8217;t know who or what recommended this book to me, but if I could remember, I would discount all their further recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/12975428-russell-atkinson\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman My rating: 2 of 5 stars This mishmash of science fiction, horror, and thriller is set in post-WWII, sometimes in Detroit, sometimes in Iowa or Africa. 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