Eric's Reviews > The Cannibals of Candyland

When I was a kid I thought "The Candy Man" was a song filled with clever drug references. Later I realized it was simply a song about candy. Similarly, when I pick up a book titled The Cannibals of Candyland I expect a little bit of subtext. Candy monsters eating little kids? You have to admit the potential for symbolic social satire is ripe. But alas, the author couldn't even give me one good Sammy Davis, Jr. joke.