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Gods of the Jungle Planet by Vernon D. Burns

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Feb 16, 12

bookshelves: good-beach-reads, on-a-dare, utopia-dystopia, reviewed, monsters, want-a-hardcover-of-my-very-own
Read from January 09 to February 14, 2012

This book is like if the best book in the world had a lust affair with the worst book in the world, and that affair resulted in the birth of two children, a brother and a sister. Then, those children had an incestuous affair with each other, which resulted in the birth of two children, a brother and a sister. Then, those incestuous children had an incestuous affair, which resulted in the birth of twins, a brother and a sister. Then those incestuous, incestuous twins had twincest with each other, which resulted in the birth of a child whom they named Quasimodo for no particular reason. Then, Quasimodo, the incestuous, incestuous, twincestuous child, committed bestiality with a giant, alien crab; and then the seed from that mating read a blog about oil shortage, watched Jurassic Park, and decided to write a book. In other words, this book is spectacular.

The funny thing about this book is that almost everything in the entire story seemed like an error, but nothing seemed like a mistake. So, goes toward proving what a waste of time this entire book is. I like that.

One of the best parts:

Axis[, chief warrior of the raptors,] stood on the hill overlooking the village. So many lives, all his responsibility . . . . [A] pyre was burning nearby, the bodies of raptors and Skjerdals piled high, a thick black column of smoke rising up. Looking at the column, Axis imagined he could see the faces of all those lost lives in that smoke: the face of Asnyllo, a good childhood friend. The face of Blasdij, a girl he once dated. He thought he saw some horses, too, and a clown, but it was the faces of all those dead raptors that really bothered him. And maybe that clown a little bit.

That quote would be akin to a spoiler if there was a plot in this book, but there is not a plot, so don’t worry. It’s all pretty much random stuff like that. And a lot of wild sex.

The rape was interesting in this book because it was mostly not rape in that it was sex with a blow-up doll who did not want sex, but begged for sex, and then strangely morphed into a “warrior queen” who begged for sex. So, that raises the question of whether prostitution can ever be voluntary and answers it with a no. There is also that . . . other rape scene . . . with the giant mole rat. So, there’s a lot of rapey, non-rapey sex with creepy blow-up doll people.

Also, there is a homosexual biologist, whose scorpion tail pusses and spurts ineffectually and who is a homosexual.

(view spoiler)[AND THEN AT THE END V.D. BURNS WRITES A BOOK CALLED BLOOD LUST ABOUT ME FALLING IN LOVE WITH A WEREWOLF VAMPIRE!!!!! So, surprise ending. Probably the coolest thing anyone has ever done for me. Thnx, Mr. Burns. (hide spoiler)]

Basically, this book is either the best or the worst ever, or some kind of incestuous spawn of the two, and scientists will study it for eons to come. I enjoyed reading it fully as much as I enjoyed reading Twilight, though I’d have to say I got more out of Twilight because this book probably is to dude culture what Twilight is to the ladies. I am not a dude. Also, there is no real, continuous story in Gods of the Jungle Planet, so there’s that. I probably laughed harder at this one than I laughed at Twilight, but that’s difficult to estimate. I laughed pretty hard while I was reading Twilight, but it does not have a part with a clown.

V.D. Burns, kids. Get tested; use protection.


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A kindle version of this book was forced upon me by a lizard-like being with a scorpion tale protruding from his head. He was asking for meatloaf.

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“He thought he saw some horses, too, and a clown, but it was the faces of all those dead raptors that really bothered him. And maybe that clown a little bit.”
Vernon D. Burns, Gods of the Jungle Planet


Reading Progress

02/11/2012
58.0% ""It moved up to the front, causing the formation that consisted of Gonadatron, Hlk, Remfout, and Ted to the middle." It is difficult to choose a favorite sentence in this book, but that's really far up there for me. Mostly because of Gonadatron."

Comments (showing 1-31 of 31) (31 new)

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Manny I like your account of the book's lineage. Almost biblical.


Sparrow Thnx. It is non-canonical, but the canonical accounts get so dry.


Manny Sparrow wrote: "Thnx. It is non-canonical, but the canonical accounts get so dry."

I am tempted to make a meatloaf joke, but I will not do so. No sir, I refuse to stoop so low. I have principles.


Sparrow consider it made.


Manny I think there is an interesting logical point here about how tasteless jokes can cross from the meta-level to the ground level. I hope some French intellectual has written a long, dull paper about it.


message 6: by B0nnie (new) - added it

B0nnie almost everything in the entire story seemed like an error, but nothing seemed like a mistake - ah very Wildean ...


Vernon D. Manny wrote: "I think there is an interesting logical point here about how tasteless jokes can cross from the meta-level to the ground level. I hope some French intellectual has written a long, dull paper about it."

Well, I think there's an interesting point about how you're an uninteresting asshole, Manny.


Manny Vernon, I don't think you've ever insulted me before. I was starting to wonder if I'd done something wrong. Enchanté!


Vernon D. Enfuckyou, Manny.


Vernon D. I'm a busy guy. Currently working on a new work, tentatively entitled Killer Fucking Piraahas.


message 11: by Manny (last edited Feb 16, 2012 09:11am) (new) - rated it 1 star

Manny Vernon, mon vieux, I hope this is going to be the start of a beautiful friendship.


Vernon D. Manny, mon vagin, I'm going to eat a sandwich.


message 13: by Manny (new) - rated it 1 star

Manny Vernon, your command of French idiom is hallucinant. Maybe you are French? Avouez, c'est vrai, n'est-ce pas?


Vernon D. Manny, écouter attentivement, car je vais seulement dire que cette fois: vous êtes simple. Vous et moi savons tous les deux ce. Vous utilisez probablement petit chien de ta mère pour le plaisir. J'ai une selle importante à faire, alors je vais mettre fin à cette conversation maintenant.


Sparrow This is the worst thread I've ever seen.


message 16: by Manny (new) - rated it 1 star

Manny A bientôt, Vernon, et bon chance avec vos selles importantes!


message 17: by Manny (new) - rated it 1 star

Manny Sparrow wrote: "This is the worst thread I've ever seen."

Hey, thank you Sparrow! Obviously Vernon should get most of the credit, but I'd like to think I contributed in a small way.


Sparrow maybe i just need to read it in its original language to really appreciate it.


karen je t'adore.


Sparrow karen wrote: "je t'adore."

<3


message 21: by Marie (new)

Marie Wow. What a review. I think it's the kind of book I wouldn't be crazy about, but I loved your description.


Sparrow haha thanks!


Sparrow You know what I realized? I think this book is like if my favorite part from Firefly were dragged out into a feature-length story.


message 24: by Kelly (new)

Kelly That is an excellent recommendation. I think probably the only part of Firefly that can compete with that is this.


Ceridwen Kelly wrote: "That is an excellent recommendation. I think probably the only part of Firefly that can compete with that is this."

Oh man, most of that episode is insanely quotable.


message 26: by Kelly (new)

Kelly Several that might even work for this book as well, like, for example: "....this must be what going mad feels like!"


Ceridwen Okay, I'll do it. Just...stop describing me.


Sparrow "Son of a bitch!"

"It's eyes re kind of watching me everywhere I go."

That is such an amazing episode.

Other favorite part of an episode: "Dear Diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

Okay, and last one:

Kaylee: Did the Captain seem funny to you this morning?
Wash: Oh, Kaylee . . . everyone knows I'm the funny one.


Sparrow It is kind of like Joss Whedon and Vernon Burns read the same book and decided to use it as inspiration, and Joss Whedon took the high road and Burns took the dino-porn road.


message 30: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Ceridwen wrote: "Okay, I'll do it. Just...stop describing me."

And you call me a nerd?


Sparrow Elizabeth wrote: "Ceridwen wrote: "Okay, I'll do it. Just...stop describing me."

And you call me a nerd?"


haha. Did I you guys about that time that I said this to my brother and neither of us could figure out where it was from for a really long time? It is terrible to have people describe you. I'm with Simon.


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