false 5226180 1 In the tradition of Godzilla as both a playful romp and a parable of the dawn of the nuclear era, this original satire blends the destruction of World War II with the halcyon pleasure of monster movies. In the summer of 1945 war is reigning in the Pacific Rim, while in the U.S., Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor. But the U.S. Navy would like to use Thorley in their top-secret Knickerbocker Project, putting the finishing touches on the ultimate biological weapon: a breed of gigantic, fire-breathing, mutant iguanas. Thorley is to don a rubber suit that will transform him into the merciless Gorgantis and star in a film that simulates the destruction of a miniature Japan—if the demonstration succeeds, the Japanese will surrender, sparing thousands of lives; if it fails, the mutant lizards will be unleashed. Godzilla devotees and history buffs alike will be fascinated by this conspiratorial secret history of a war, a weapon, and an unlikely hero who will have to give the most convincing performance of his life. 5293452 1 2 2009 Shambling Towards Hiroshima total:49|5:14|4:19|3:11|2:4|1:1| 49 188 129 23 5 4 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:19:18 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:27:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:19:48 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:20:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 12:47:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 12:55:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:41:22 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:43:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 5 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 08:03:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 07:28:26 -0700 2009
But please, read this book.

It is absolutely glorious.

The beginning had me in stitches, the middle had me captivated,...more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:39:17 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:43:51 -0700 2009
Yet, it seems like Morrow had a (really cool) idea, and then assumed the book would write itself. The characters lack dimension (which he is more than capable o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 01:18:11 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 22:51:06 -0700 2009 Wag the Dog meets Ed Wood in the waning hours of WWII in this bizarre novel. I don't think it quite deserves four stars, but the near-noir writing really won me over, and the closing chapter dishes out weighty stuff concerning Hiroshima and Nagasaki without sinking the book. In summary, a B-movie ho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 09:45:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 09:53:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 08:19:23 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 08:22:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 13:50:29 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 28 11:50:09 -0700 2009 Shambling Towards Hiroshima makes some trenchant points on military madness, the utter uselessness of war, and the way horror movies desensitize the populace to the true, unimaginable horrors that exist just out their windows. Such movies are ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 21:50:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 21:51:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 18:46:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 18:46:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Apr 17 17:24:26 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:32:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 18:08:47 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 17:50:37 -0700 2009
I'm exaggerating that. But I li...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 12:07:55 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 15:08:53 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 20:36:14 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:15:03 -0700 2009
If you want James Morrow in excellent form, read Towing Jehovah or Bible Stories for Adults.]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:09:10 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:09:52 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 11:47:48 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 11:24:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:44:42 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:36:11 -0800 2009
Ok, done. Great, if quick, read. I actually kind of like his shorter stuff...though it would be nice to get even more of it!]]> 0 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 14:23:04 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 20:27:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5226180