Today’s Five Star Author is Peter N Dudar for THE GOAT
PARADE. Wow, this is a mind blowing, intricately woven tale of power, madness
and the general disillusionment of young adults.
There are so many great things about this book: the flavour
of Charles Manson and his cult, the mindlessness of Satanism, the theme, the
plot, the arcs that flow in all directions in a tight, controlled and well
thought out manner, the characters, even the bad ones, but specially the one
with the tortured soul, a kindred spirit of Robert Johnson.
I loved Erik Marsh, a divorced journalist working the crime
beat who wants to make a change. Covering grizzly murders and dealing with the
dregs of society cost him his marriage, and is creating havoc with his mind. All
he wants is a normal life and time with his son, Owen. He meets a Gypsy
princess, who has a horrific backstory, and they develop an acquaintance. But,
is it for good or for evil? Svetlana has a gift. With the touch of her hand,
she can read your soul.
And then there’s Owen, a sweet kid caught in the clutches of
nihilistic, megalomaniac and his harem of meth soaked, human carcasses.
The ending shook me. This is the first time in all five
decades of reading, that an ending skewered me. I have read thousands of books and
this is the only time an ending has wanted me to scream. Not in anger, but in
the sheer horror. I think that’s what set this book apart from anything else I
have read. The talent and genius of this book has got to be studied by anyone
who thinks they know what it is like to write well.
This book was amazing from start to finish. Dudar is not one
to be messed with. He can hold his own in the horror world, and, I suspect,
will go far.
