Review for The Pre-programming by B. L. A. and G. B. Gabbler
The Pre-Programming by B. L. A. and G. B. Gabbler
- Trigger Warnings & Disturbances: 5/10
- Erotic / Sensual content: Nil
- Gore & Dismemberment: Nil
You may wonder how a person like me
— a person who claims to be not only divine but a cat — can be typing this out
now… I think Vulcan himself will enjoy such a twist. Perhaps, he would entertain
the idea and that is how I end up here? For sure, you see, He lost control over
His story…”
As Volume Two of The Circo del Herrero Series, you can notice the
myriad squabbles between the supposed co-editors, B. L. A. and G. B. Gabbler. This
is not a stand-alone novel. For those who are not familiar with these co-editors,
it is strongly recommended that you read volume one, The Automation. There
is a mystery to the authorship since the author identities himself as
anonymous. The author deliberately writes into the story the contentions
commentary of the co-editors, who often agree to disagree in order to keep
their storyline intact.
This volume is 400 pages containing Book
Two titled, Revelation and Book Three titled, Showdown. It is ideal for die-hard
fans of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. If you have a particular
interest in biblical, Greek God infested mythpunk plotlines, then you will be
wildly entertained. This story consists of forbidden romance, LGBTQ, and science
fiction with two backstabbing betrayers.
At the start, Gabbler uses a
first-person perspective to create a story-telling effect. But as the story
progresses the manuscript changes its identity to a dramatic plot-driven read
with an omniscient third-person perspective. B. L. A. and G. B. Gabbler often involve
you in their freakishly unbelievable situations.
The most suitable phrase to
summaries The Pre-programming is from a statement by Shakespeare’s As
You Like It, “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely
players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time
plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” B. L. A. and G. B.
Gabbler uses a no-nonsense policy when they decided to engage their characters
in a suicide mission. This untamed author is a ruthless God when he uses his
characters and plotline to make you feel vulnerable. He uses you like a
controlled, unfeeling Muppet thanks to his Roman God Vulcan who is portrayed as
a loose cannon. As bewitching and twisting as it sounds, you will test the
waters with this book as you watch each of your comrades fall when Vulcan
unleashes his wrath by plying his callous calculating personality on his
minions. One died for love, one died out of fear, one died without remorse, one
died with honor, one died bravely, one died broken-hearted, yet one survived to
tell the tale. It is important to know that B. L. A. and G. B. Gabbler will
test your patience and endurance since this is one hell-bent, bizarre novel.
Gabbler's sarcastic humor enlivened the
unique and casual language and style of this plot. You may experience shocking
turn of events as the novel unfolds. The title of each book speaks for its
respective contents. Book Two is more about revelation; it has a thick plotline
with surprising narrative mysticism. Book Three is something else; its
nonsensical content adds no value to the plot development.
The storyline is drastically anticlimactic with a mélange of misfits. It becomes obscure due to the change of identities among the characters. There is a deceleration by the end of the 8th chapter, which continues into the 9th chapter: this may depress you and make you lose interest. A word of caution: references to incest can be found.
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