Pause Stop Eject written by Author Scoon Ferguson is a well written and dark dystopian novel introducing the character of David Thornwood, a nineteen year old whose mundane world and job of shelf stacker suddenly changes when time seems to stop and freezes the majority of the local population in their current positions, locations and activities. Only a select few remain untouched to carry on humanity but they’ve survived for quite a disturbing reason and have a highly questionable take on how they move their world forward. For some who survived, thankfully only a handful, their sins have truly corrupted their souls and they descend into depravity & lust with zombie appetites that are temporarily sated by the frozen. It is not long before they turn their attention to the ones who remain warm and still standing.
I honestly don’t quite know what to say about this book. The cover blurb describes this as a ‘1990’s Supershocker in print,’ and I agree that this definitely has the shock factor, accompanied with the phrase ‘WTF have I just read’ factor! The Author has certainly achieved their purpose with this book, a hybrid of horror, dystopian and a dark and twisted eroticism which some readers will love, others will hate and some like me will read out of a morbid curiosity, and then remain in a constant state of ‘WTF’ neither loving or hating this, because it is the most completely insane plot they have come across. And for that, I find myself awarding 4 stars for the sheer pluck in writing a plot like this, with its drama, bizarre imaginings and narration that will most certainly elicit an emotional response from the reader.
It would be my recommendation that the Author includes a warning or disclaimer to readers about some of the adult, and graphic content in this book in the cover blurb, for readers who are easily offended or uncomfortable with crude and lewd language and character behaviour!
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