American Odd: "The Book of the SubGenius," by J.R. "Bob" Dobbs

The Book of the SubGenius By J.R. "Bob" Dobbs Fireside Books/Simon and Schuster (1987) Review by Karl Wolff "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." A memorable line from John Carpenter's science fiction masterpiece The Thing (from 1982). A novice reader might feel the same way opening to a random page of The Book of the SubGenius (the first edition from 1983). Including the infamous "bible" of this parody religion is a foregone conclusion for an es...