Tim Scott (1) (1962–)

If you like your sci-fi surreal, lavishly sprinkled with gratuitous profanity and lacking any discernible plot or character development, you may enjoy this book. As for me, the latter three of those characteristics alternately irritated and bored me, and the humour didn't appeal; I abandoned it at page 80.

I read this book a couple of years ago, I enjoyed it. The premise stayed with me. So, when I re-read the book. On second reading it was good, and I enjoyed the first 3/4 of it or so. I like the randomness, the way nothing doesn't seem to connect. Where this book went wrong is at the last 1/4 of the book. The answers are found, but seems so completely preposterous that ___ would ___ ___ to___ ____ ____ (the blanks give the whole plot away so fill it in after you read the book).

The world building in this novel is simply kick ass. Terry Prachett better look out because Tim Scott's debut novel is funnier and more clever than any discworld book I remember reading as a youth. This is another novel I've had to share simply because it is so damn clever and funny. A great book to read if you need a quick pick me up!

Outrageous Fortune by Tim Scott is a rare blend of action, humor, absurdity, science-fiction and personal insight. You know things are going to be interesting when the first word of Outrageous Fortune is ‘Fuckers’, uttered by main character, Johnny X67. He has every right to be pissed. His house has just been stolen. But that’s not even in the Top 10 of strange things that Johnny encounters in this non-stop adventure.

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