Suicide Pumpkins (A Love Story)
"Hard to find this book, but worth it if you can." -- Amber's List, amazon.com
"This book offers black humor at its best ....", "This book was a quick
and quirky read. Very much along the veins of "Generation X" or
"Less Than Zero"...." It is a book for the GenX generation ...." -- MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
"... A fast-paced romp through the shallow, materialistic culture of Hollywood and
environs, as well as a look at the apathy and listlessness of its inhabitants." --
CURLED UP WITH A GOOD BOOK
"A hot fast quirky road trip in California makes this a great beachside read."
-- POETRY AND BOOK REVIEWS
"The writing style is cerebral. Lots of irony and subtexts."
What kind of reader might like this book?:
"One who likes new experimental cutting edge fiction with lots of imagery.
One who likes to read something different." - WORD OF MOUTH
Hemlock Suicides Planned
By Well-Dressed Men in Suits
"This chapbook of LB Sedlacek contains a 27 poem collection that deals
with the harsh realities of city life such as divorce, crimes, murder,
suicide, corporate environment, etc. Sedlacek is a poet who is not
afraid to write poems about the burning
social issues of our time .... a social commentary who writes social views
in the form of poetry." - Andrew C. Angus, MUSE'S REVIEW
"The poems in LB Sedlacek's atypical fourth collection
of poetry, "Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well-Dressed
Men in Suits" cover topics spanning from religion
to sci-fi to social commentary, almost a diverse
management of poetical options. "Swatting at Sunlight"
hints at time travel, molecular regeneration and the
possibility of man landing on the sun's surface.
"One day we may land / on the burning surface / and
live for more than a second / discovering if the
atmosphere is friendly or not." Sedlacek envisions a sly
sense of humor in "The Perfect Circle" conjuring
up an image of dinosaurs and spaceships in
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel....
The most moving piece in this collection is the title
poem. It is a look at a depressed wife who commits
suicide when her husband leaves her home alone with
a gun. The language is raw and commiserates with
Socrates own suicide (for anyone who doesn't know
he drank a hemlock to die, hence the title of the
poem).... -Jay Williams, for POETRY MARKET EZINE
Average Bears
"I enjoyed your image of a
french fry erasing ketchup. That's perfect!"
Jalina Mhyana, Editor -- Rock Salt Plum Review