Get Katja (Katja From The Punk Band)

Simon Logan (Goodreads Author)

3.56 · Rating details · 25 Ratings · 6 Reviews

Free and on the mainland, Katja emerges from hiding, only to find herself hunted by transvestite debt collectors, a mad surgeon and his voyeuristic fetish nurse and a corrupt detective, all of whom will stop at nothing to claim her for their own. And behind this scramble lies a twisted mind, desperate for revenge.

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Paperback, 250 pages

Published March 15th 2014 by ChiZine Publications (first published February 18th 2014)

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Feb 04, 2014 Joseph rated it really liked it · review of another edition

...Katja decides that things can’t get anymore f*cked up. Of course, she’d had thought the same thought not long ago -- before the mad surgeon, the sweaty cop, and the gang of hoodlum transvestites -- so what did she know?

Get Katja by Simon Logan is a science-fiction punk rock story. Logan is the author of the short story collections I-O, Rohypnol Brides, and Nothing is Inflammable. He has also written the industrial fiction novels Pretty Little Things To Fill Up the Void, and the previous Katj ...Katja decides that things can’t get anymore f*cked up. Of course, she’d had thought the same thought not long ago -- before the mad surgeon, the sweaty cop, and the gang of hoodlum transvestites -- so what did she know?

Get Katja by Simon Logan is a science-fiction punk rock story. Logan is the author of the short story collections I-O, Rohypnol Brides, and Nothing is Inflammable. He has also written the industrial fiction novels Pretty Little Things To Fill Up the Void, and the previous Katja book Katja From The Punk Band.

Get Katja is a wild ride in a day in the life of punk band guitarist and vocalist Katja. Katja is pretty clueless about what is happening. Lady Delicious wants the money the band owes her from a loan band mate Nikolai. Katja is not surprised as Nikolai is a drug addict and that’s the reason he’s not in the band anymore. Lady Delicious wants her money and doesn't care because the loan is made in the band’s name. She takes Katja guitar as collateral until the band is paid for that night’s gig. Irritated but unable to do anything else Katja leaves planning to return that night.

DeBoer is a detective who is a bad gambler and ends up owing Frank money. Unable to come up with the money he finds out that Katja is wanted and decides to capture her as part of his debt payment. DeBoer has a run in with a pink haired nurse after capturing Katja that leaves him passed out on the pavement. Katja wakes up strapped to a hospital bed.

Get Katja is fast moving, interesting, confusing, and a book you do not want to put down. It can best be described as a novelization of a graphic novel. It has that type of story line and feel. Get Katja moves back and forth in time. When one chapter ends, a new one starts from a different character's perspective. All the characters' stories intertwine with the other characters. There is an intricate maze of connections throughout the book. Everyone wants Katja and Katja just wants to play music.

Get Katja is a fun weekend read. It provides plenty of escape and a heavily caffeinated story. It will never be classic literature, but it is one hell of a ride.

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Feb 20, 2016 Cristos Kalangis rated it really liked it

Just like the first one, great pace and writing style of an effective industrial dystopian landscape with great characters. My only concern and not a complaint, was the lack of an explanation for some of the characters motives. Not sure if it was necessary but a little more might have helped it along a bit. Otherwise a fun whirlwind of a read with a hope that the author digs up some more for these characters in a future book. Recommended, but read Katja from the Punk Band first.

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Jul 26, 2014 Brandon Nagel rated it really liked it

Katja is back and everyone and their mother is looking for her for one reason or another. Total blast from the first page. Must read if you enjoyed the first book. I remember being COMPLETELY blown away by the first book. I REALLY liked this book, but did not have the same feeling I had after reading the first book. Hoping for more of Katja in the near future!

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Sep 18, 2014 Jessica rated it really liked it

You know that game "Fiasco"? This is like that except with exponentially more gunshot wounds, badass transvestite debt collectors, and a protagonist with more problems than Jay-Z. An excellent, fast-paced read.

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Feb 23, 2014 Josef Hernandez rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A very fun read and another great book from ChiZine Publications

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Apr 24, 2014 James rated it liked it

Shelves: 2014

The sequel to Katja from the Punk Band, about the further adventures of Katja and Nickolai. While it is fast-paced and a quick read and I looked forward to revisiting this brutal world, I found the sequel less interesting, a little more formulaic and less original.

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