A review of Accidendal Cannibal (Just the Beginning) By Dale Rutter

Just The Beginning by Dale Rutter
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was looking forward to Accidental Cannibal. From the title, I naturally assumed there would be dark themes, deep writing. I was disappointed. Don’t be mislead however, AC is not meant for children. The concept, story line, etc. is decidedly adult. However, the writing itself is too simple for this age category.

I do not like giving negative reviews, and I have been debating how to handle this one longer than it took me to read the novel itself. So, I figure I will start with what I like: the cover. The cover art is good.

The problem I have is with the redundancies, a maddening lack of variation on paragraph openings, long-winded sentences that go nowhere, and a heavy lean on outright explaining character emotions and thoughts. I could not connect with Samuel. I did not like the premise. And for the sake of preventing this from becoming a Dr. Seuss parody, I will say I was ambivalent on the world-building.

Simply put, I find Accidental Cannibal unpalatable.