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In the constant apocalypse nobody cares if your skull is made of wood or your friends are flying ants. Corrosive phantoms are two-a-penny in such a high-res environment. Minotaur Babs improves the shining hour by snogging horses and has a style pedal attached to his arm so he can punch people in the manner of various celebrities. A basement of whispering apes is the source of all wisdom. Bob is propelled through a hull door with only a parachute between him and the slamming palm of god. Placid vampires suggest shapeless and impractical management policies. But how much of the narrator's vortical tale is designed to annoy Eddie and waste his time? A volley of poetic stand-up, this intense splurge contains some of the most unnerving excuses in print, all a-scramble with phosphene electricity and casual resentment. You will emerge from this revised edition glowing like a dashboard saint. No library descriptions found. |
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Downright weird, and devoid of any discernable plot or character, the book comes across as very much a stream, nay torrent of psychotic and psychedlic ramblings over a pint. The strangest thing though is that as it ferments in your mind, it briefly seems to make sense as a sort of dystopian noir novel.
Beautifully written - visceral yet humorous and I was pleasantly surprised to finish it! ( )