Gavin Critchlow's Reviews > Captain Clive's Dreamworld

Nothing good ever happens after midnight. I’m looking at the clock and it’s 12:17 am. Sleep feels elusive. I’ve finished Bassoff’s latest and I feel...what, somehow unburdened? Was that an intended outcome? A review of a previous title mentioned, “What the f@ck did I just read?” And that may be appropriate here. But the content of this novel really has shed light on the monster within myself and perhaps in all of us. It’s the whispering demon that supplies a “what if” to every interaction and scenario we can envision that will never manifest unless we cross over the guardrail on our 1 to 10 meter of mental imbalance.

So why do I feel “unburdened,” you might ask? Read through chapter 36 and you might have your answer. And hopefully that answer is a resounding understanding of yourself and an understanding of the underlying context in this story. If you get to this point and you find that you are not getting it, then I would say, nothing good ever happens after midnight and maybe your descent into madness is justified and that the town of Angels and Hope should be your permanent residence. Enjoy the cookies.