Bio Melt

I ordered this book after browsing Mellick’s books on Amazon for a few days. I read a short story by him “Lemon Knives and Cockroaches “ years ago in a book of short stories about zombies. The memory of that prompted me to check out his other work. I had not heart of the “bizarro” genre of literature before -had no idea it existed. What I can say, is that BioMelt has reignited my long-dead passion for reading. I honestly haven’t been able to put it down. The writing is masterful and Mellick’s ability to paint you a picture is something I haven’t encounter in a long time. His work is VERY niche -but I have found my place among his pieces. If you like dark, science-y, futuristic, horror, bizarre as hell things -order this. You won’t be disappointed. I have ordered a few other books and am looking forward to them arriving!

The idea behind this book is fantastic: two people go into a machine, one combined person, a continuation of both but with a singular consciousness, comes out. In this world combined people are the norm, as combining creates individuals with the life experiences and skills of many. Mellick is a master of coming up with an idea and taking it to its logical extremes. In "Bio Melt," that entails new creatures forming out of the sludge left over from people melting together, individuals coming out as mutant aberrations, and environmental destruction. As with most of his books, you can expect well-developed characters, unexpected deaths, and an overall insanely enjoyable story. The reason I'm giving this a rating of 4 rather than a 5, which most of his books earn from me, is that for the type of story this is, each new character resulting from a melting could have been created with more depth. As an author, frankly, I can't say that I would have done any better than Mellick and I have no real suggestions for how he might have achieved this with the fast-paced plot, but I did feel I wanted to understand the new characters better.

I’ve read nearly all CM3’s books and I pre-order his new ones as soon as I find out about them. I’ve really loved and enjoyed 95% of them, and I’ll continue buying whatever he writes. With all that said, I was actually surprised to find that Biomelt is one of my top favorites. I thought it would be a cool Mellick story about the tender-hearted schlub and the semi-cruel female, and it started like that, but then it kept developing in new and strange ways, and every time I thought it was about to wrap up, it kept going and it was amazing. By the time it really did start to end, I was totally invested in the characters and I wanted to keep going with them. Also, this book begs for a sequel, to describe everything that happens in the missing 50 years. Anyways, this is a great book and I really hope he keeps on cranking out his stories because he’s the best at what he does and I love stepping into his worlds every few months.

This story blew me away. The whole concept of melding with another is a radical idea that I would embrace it we had the technology. For me, the hallmark of a great story is that I'm forever wondering what will happen to the characters next. The ending was super cool and I didn't see it coming! Ten thumbs up!

This is one of the best books I've ever read, Bizarro or otherwise! Mr. Mellick has really outdone himself with this one. The originality, story world, and characters are just wonderful. One particular scene towards the end, involving a hauntingly beautiful violin that moved one of the characters, was very powerful. That same character became my favorite of the story and provided a very thought provoking and deep level to the book that I didn't realize Bizarro could do. It makes one wonder what life is, what civilization is, and who we really are. I absolutely loved this story, every page of it! Please, if you enjoy Bizarro, Carlton Mellick's works, or just great fiction in general, you owe it to yourself to buy this book. It's a true masterpiece.

Hello, this story is intelligently disturbing in that it could really come to pass. Very well written and extremely entertaining to read. Good stuff. Thanks.

Another novel from CM3 that entertains and oozes originality. Its real simple with CM3. Do you like books that are fun and interesting and not like every other book? If so, jump on board and enjoy many books a year from him

I love CMIII books, this one is a surprising because it ends up being a love story. Also as a bonus I had related nightmare after finishing it. One of his very best.

Whenever you think you've figured out where a story is going, Mellick proves you wrong. That's one of the many reasons why I love his books, the discovery of where the story will go next. You are never bored by conventional plot twists. Bio Melt is one of my favourites so far and I dare say that I found it brilliant. I was totally captivated and got those same warm razor slash feelings in my gut as when I read Quicksand House, another great book of his. There's a reason why Mellick is at the top of the Bizarro genre..... he gets bizarre while providing enough "normal" elements in his worlds to keep you focused. Many Bizarro writers write for shock value alone and create stories so absurd as to be unenjoyable. With my extra pair of mutant arms, I give Bio Melt four thumbs up.