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This is the craziest, weirdest book I have ever read. Funny as Hell. Nothing is what it seems but that is kind of beside the point anyway. Gore and penis joke meter off the charts but somehow it all works.
The writing is smooth, the details are vivid but he always leaves enough out to make you feel smart when you get the joke or figure out the implication. Loved it!
The writing is smooth, the details are vivid but he always leaves enough out to make you feel smart when you get the joke or figure out the implication. Loved it!
Pargin is very talented at describing things, and I think the overall genre bending tone works. It is viscerally gross and I would normally categorize it as "not for me", but really the issue is the plot itself doesn't have much of a shape. Its very episodic, and doesn't have much build for as long as it is.
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Really funny, wild, and original, but at the same time I couldn't help thinking that the story could have ended 50 pages sooner.
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