Ben Run | Updates

"A high-quality read that delivers everything it promises"

Ben Run — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

"Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch Your Mandibles is a high-quality read that delivers everything it promises," writes K.C. Finn in another 5-star editorial review for Readers' Favorite. "Ave is at his most relatable when he's caught between duty and personal desire ... Ben Run masterfully portrays his internal conflict ... through insightful close narration and dialogue-driven moments that let readers see between the lines."

"The novel also explores deep questions about free will, individual agency," continues K.C. Finn. "The way Run unpacks these themes gently and makes them a natural part of Ave's journey offers a powerful philosophical undertone that every good dystopian novel needs to give a poignant impact."

Read the full editorial review at Readers' Favorite, and make sure to preorder now the second book in Mr. Average and the 12th Stone series, Your Antennae are Tickling Me, set up to release on March 9, 2025.

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"Ben Run's world-building is imaginative and satirical"

Ben Run — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

"Ben Run's world-building is imaginative and satirical," says Carol Thompson in another 5-star editorial review for Readers' Favorite. "The humor, often dark and absurd, keeps the narrative fresh."

Carol Thompson adds, "Ave's journey ... captures the universal struggle to break free from societal expectations and find personal meaning."

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"Ideas of pure genius"

Ben Run — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

"Impressive world-building is the highlight of Ben Run's Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch Your Mandibles," writes Essien Asian in another 5-star editorial review for Readers' Favorite. "He combines that with ideas of pure genius."

Essien Asian also says, "The novel's unique feature is how Ben's storytelling style blends with a frenetic pace and interesting subplots in a rapidly evolving conspiracy that adventure enthusiasts will love."

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"A mind-bending work of experimental fantasy"

Ben Run — Sun, 5 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

"A mind-bending work of experimental fantasy, told from a thoroughly unique perspective," says Self-Publishing Review in a 4-star editorial review of Watch your Mandibles.

"The prose is clever on multiple levels," continues Self-Publishing Review, "as an allegorical play on humanity's anesthetized masses, as a philosophical exploration of our cognitive prisons, and as a tongue-in-cheek jab at efficiency and order."

Read the full editorial review at Self-Publishing Review, and make sure to preorder now the second book in Mr. Average and the 12th Stone series, Your Antennae are Tickling Me, set up to release on March 9, 2025!

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"Engaging, creative, and hilarious--all at the same time"

Ben Run — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

"Ben Run has a sharp sense of humor that complements his philosophical approach," writes Eric Ferrar in a 5-star editorial review for Readers' Favorite. "Watching Ave navigate every obstacle that stood in his way of happiness makes this book a fulfilling and captivating read from beginning to end."

Eric Ferrar also says, "Readers who enjoy intellectually stimulating and witty novels will fall in love with Ave the average ant."

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"A thought-provoking masterclass in allegorical fiction"

Ben Run — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

"A thoroughly imaginative mix of incisive social commentary and creative fantasy," this is how The Independent Review of Books describes Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch Your Mandibles.

The brief review also calls the book "a thought-provoking masterclass in allegorical fiction."

Read the full brief review at The Independent Review of Books, and make sure to preorder now the second book in Mr. Average and the 12th Stone series, Your Antennae are Tickling Me, set up to release on March 9, 2025!

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"A Mind-bending Read"

Ben Run — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

"Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch Your Mandibles by Ben Run is a mind-bending read, " says P. Rosenthal in a 4-star editorial review for Readers' Favorite. "It is filled with tension, suspense, and a cliffhanger ending."

And there is more: "Run has created a unique satirical commentary on the dangers of forced conformity. The story is filled with themes of obsession, hope, and perseverance. To enhance the alternate reality of the story, Run infuses the scenes with vivid imagery."

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"It's a book that stands out so much that there is no other comparable book"

Ben Run — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Foluso Falaye from Manhattan Book Review is one more reader who loved Watch your Mandibles!

Foluso's full blurb: "Mr. Average and the 12th Stone: Watch your Mandibles is one-of-a-kind. It's a book that stands out so much that there is no other comparable book. It's a brilliant tale with ant characters and a brilliant merging of themes, including love, dystopia, and the mind. Ben Run's book offers a one-of-a-kind escape from reality that you won't want to miss."

Thanks so much, Foluso, for your lovely words, and I hope you'll enjoy even more the second book in Mr. Average and the 12th Stone series, Your Antennae are Tickling Me, set up to release on March 9, 2025!

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