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Title: Jake's Wake
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Author: John Skipp
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• Posted on 2009-06-24
  Superb Horror!
  
  Every page of this novel is pure gold! The authors don't skimp on action, gore or violence. Jake is an egomaniacal and hypocritical TV preacher who predicts his own resurrection, and how 'bout that? He was right!
  
  The reader doesn't have to work to "see" the scenes Skipp and Goodfellow set before her. Their writing is colorful and smooth, with good character development and even better action sequences. JAKE'S WAKE is absolutely a star-quality horror novel.
  
  The ending was nothing like I expected, but I wasn't disappointed. Skipp and Goodfellow have wild imaginations, and you'll want more. Their gruesome minds are deliciously debauched. They had to enjoy writing this one.
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-22
  Fast-Paced and Nonstop!
  
  Jake's Wake by John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow is a delightful slasher-romp featuring a shady televangelist who comes back from the dead after being killed by a sexual conquest's boyfriend. Lots of grisly murder, a bit of black humor and a completely unexpected ending that fit perfectly. I've never read either of these authors before, but I'm eagerly awaiting the next release by either of them. The action is fast-paced and nonstop and the characters were well-written and realistic. Mass-market, escapist horror doesn't get much better than this. 4.7/5.
  
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• Posted on 2009-03-07
  The Splatterpunk Master Returns!
  
  John Skipp, the godfather of splatterpunk, returns to the genre he helped found with "Jake's Wake", co-authored with Cody Goodfellow. It's obvious right from the opening chapter that Skipp still commands the raw, visceral energy of his earlier books.
  
  Jake Connaway is scumbag TV Evangelist who gets caught with his pants down and murdered by a vengeful boyfriend. As family and congregation members meet at the home of Jake's widow the gathering degenerates into name-calling and accusations. But a new visitor turns the gathering into hell itself, as Jake has returned from the grave with vengeance on his mind.
  
  Jake Connaway makes Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggart look like altar boys. Imbued with an unnatural strength, Jake proceeds to rip eyes from their sockets, snap limbs, and tear faces from their skulls. The blood and gore threaten to stain your fingers as you turn the pages. \Underpinning the whole story is a diatribe about organized religion and its pratfalls when you offer unyielding faith to any mortal man or woman.
  
  "Jake's Wake" is currently in production to be made into a low-budget film and if this first collaboration between Skipp and Goodfellow is any indication at all, horror fans can rejoice in knowing that the splatterpunk genre is alive and well!
  
  
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• Posted on 2009-03-02
  What a Ride! Great Book!
  
  Great Book! If you like Horror and Humor with Strong Characters, you have to read this book. I couldn't put it down.
  
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• Posted on 2009-02-21
  Questions of faith, splattered in blood
  
  In "Jake's Wake", Splatterpunk veteran John Skipp and newcomer Cody Goodfellow team up to paint a bloody vista that will remain entrenched in the reader's imagination long after the last page. An effortless collaboration, the narrative is seamless, unified. There's no guessing where Skipp ends and Goodfellow begins. They meld their differing styles smoothly to fashion a story that hits the ground running and never lets up, not until its surprisingly spiritual last page.
  
  Pastor Jake always promised his congregation he'd rise from the dead. A two-bit con man, former rocker-turned cable television evangelist, Jake's always been able to influence those around him. He has a nose for scams, wields an uncanny ability to bend weak wills to his own, and has left piles of broken lives - and bodies - in his wake. But now he's dead, run through the guts by a vengeful boyfriend, sent to the "other side" far sooner than he'd ever expected.
  
  That's okay, though...because Jake's back. Maybe he never quite believed his own dogma; maybe he did. As a resurrected Jake climbs from his coffin during his wake, he realizes it doesn't matter, because he's back baby; back from the dead. It's time to usher in a new world, bathed in a baptism only Jake can deliver: one of never-ending blood. Tonight, Jake's going to collect his true believers and cut the fat from the meat - literally.
  
  Skipp and Goodfellow land punch after visceral punch to the reader's mind and heart. There's more to this tale than torn bodies and spilled guts, however - though there's plenty of that, too. Couched in fun, bloody violence, terror and suspense are gripping questions about faith and fanaticism. What is true faith, and when does it cross the line? What separates a man of God and someone who believes he is god? And, when someone comes back...what do they bring with them? These are questions everyone can ponder, and along the way they can also pray to God their favorite televangelist doesn't die and come back looking for true believers.
  
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