“Marek’s talent for an almost sweet grotesqueness is on full display…[Adam Marek is] at his best when he’s clandestinely sneaking in the point that, not only could our little internal problems be much worse, they’re also present across any kind of bizarre world.” — National Post

“Marek invites the reader into a world of total whimsy, one where the grotesque becomes commonplace and normalcy becomes relative.” — The Weekender

“The beating heart of [Testicular Cancer vs. The Behemoth] involves a collision between tenuous masculinity and the painful, quivering result of a terrifying and debilitating medical diagnosis. When the ground shakes in the story’s opening sentence, it could be attributable to the marauding lizard — or to something more quotidian, but equally catastrophic.” — The Shakespearean Rag

“You are guaranteed to have a myriad of reactions to what you read — from knee slapping laughter and gut wrenching empathy to eye blinking wonder and deep disgust…Adam Marek is definitely an author to watch.” — Waterloo Record

“Absurd, darkly comic and at times head-scratchingly bizarre, Marek’s talent for rending the supernatural or outrageous in real, human terms is mind-boggling…a gem of a collection — no story left behind.” — The Coast