3.5
Parthenogenesis
ByPublisher Description
When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stories about the strange carving in front of the motel where they’re awaiting a mechanic . . .
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download the free Fable app
Stay organized
Keep track of what you’re reading, what you’ve finished, and what’s next.
Build a better TBR
Swipe, skip, and save with our smart list-building tool
Rate and review
Share your take with other readers with half stars, emojis, and tags
Curate your feed
Meet readers like you in the Fable For You feed, designed to build bookish communitiesStay organized
Keep track of what you’re reading, what you’ve finished, and what’s next.Build a better TBR
Swipe, skip, and save with our smart list-building toolRate and review
Share your take with other readers with half stars, emojis, and tagsCurate your feed
Meet readers like you in the Fable For You feed, designed to build bookish communities14 Reviews
3.5
michelle 🍓
Created about 1 month agoShare
Report
Capricious Reader
Created 4 months agoShare
Report
“3.5 stars”
Chad
Created 4 months agoShare
Report
“I've loved everything else I've read by him so far, so I was excited for a quick read to get my horror fix. I was unfortunately a little disappointed with this one. It wasn't necessarily bad per se, but if it had been fleshed out as a full novel I think it could've been outstanding”C. J. Daley
Created 4 months agoShare
Report
“Grabbed this on kindle as soon as I saw it was being released.
Two best friends have decided to move together. A fresh start in a new place, but at least they won’t be completely alone. But, of course they found a deal on the rental truck, and now it’s broken down. To kill time as they await the arrival of the mechanic, they come up with stories about the weird wood carving near them. A wolfbear with antlers, they make up reasons why it was wanted, how it was bid for and the job won, even how there was only a single tree available to make it. They really thought of everything…and wow the mechanic is really taking such a long time.
As night arrives, the two take a peer-attended pee break (for safety), and the atmosphere continues to build as they get more freaked out by the minute. When they make it back to the truck, now their refuge, they find a brand new slushy—the same kind they shared earlier—right in the cupholder. From there, they get more and more freaked out as they begin to learn that maybe not everything they thought they’d made up was make believe.
I enjoyed the relationship and banter between the friends, with whiplash quick dialogue from the author, and as a single location short story this was pretty enjoyable. With it being so short, the ‘build up’ of atmosphere is a little thin, but the ending was certainly creepy.”
About Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of some thirty novels and collections, and there’s some novellas and comic books in there as well. Recent titles include The Angel of Indian Lake, I Was a Teenage Slasher, and the ongoing Earthdivers. Up before too long are True Believers and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. Stephen lives and teaches in Boulder, Colorado.
Other books by Stephen Graham Jones
Start a Book Club
Start a public or private book club with this book on the Fable app today!FAQ
Do I have to buy the ebook to participate in a book club?
Why can’t I buy the ebook on the app?
How is Fable’s reader different from Kindle?
Do you sell physical books too?
Are book clubs free to join on Fable?
How do I start a book club with this book on Fable?
Save to a list
0
/30
0
/100
Private List