Review of "Our Ticket Out of Here" by Alex Tucker
Our Ticket Out of Here is horrific in two ways:
the main character and his friends' horrible work environment, and what lurks right under their noses at the slaughterhouse.
Speaking of the main character—Frank—I really liked him! His dissociation in order to keep going is deeply relatable, and I loved how his response to fear wasn't the typical one you'd often read about.
Quotes I thought were neat:
• "... hope is as useless as an HR complaint."
— Chatper 2
• "He is not machine. He is monster."
— Chapter 4
I've been enjoying Tucker's writing from his novella, Afraid to Feel, to his short story collection, Scared Sh!tless—this novelette is no different! His horror might start out slow, but you already know there's something waiting for you underneath the apparent normalcy.
Our Ticket Out of Here by Alex Tucker is a bittersweet horror story, and I'm very glad have had its fangs and claws sink into my brain!
