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1.92 AVERAGE
1.92 AVERAGE
I read the sentence “One who concentered candy smells to her crevices in the self-objectification-seeking of every random man’s desire” within the first chapter or two and knew that I was in for a horrible time.
4 stars - This book has a complete description on Goodreads and in Audible. Nevertheless, this book simply defies description. I can only say that if you have listened to the Welcome to Nightvale podcast, or read or listened to the book, then this book is kind of the same but different. In spite of my inability to give the story a cogent description, i found the audible book enjoyable. Sean Penn is a great narrator and the story is short and will hold your interest, if for no other reason than from trying to figure out what is going on. I recommend this, but not if you need an easily followable plot.
I often try to think of something positive I have for a book I've read when I'm rating it low. But I usually don't write it down. However I got none of this. It wasn't good in any means felt like a first try to write a story that turned into a novel. First try is usually bad and this definitely was that.
Zero for the story. WTH was that? +10 for Sean Penn's reading. He reminded me a bit of Will Patton, one of my favorite audio book narrators.
Imagine if Chuck Palahniuk rewrote A Confederacy of Dunces as a modern day short story, complete with fourth wall breaks, where Ignatius was only slightly more competent and the prose was almost poetic in places. Oh but then only released it as an audiobook read by Sean Penn. That's this.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I would throw this book out if it didn’t belong to the library
I don’t know what crime alliteration ever committed against Sean Penn, but I truly hope he found peace after completing this novel.
If you are fan of the writing style of Hunter S. Thompson, Chuck Palahniuk etc. I think you'll get a kick out of this book. Whoever the mysterious author Pappy Pariah is (I hope it is Sean Penn) is no slouch in terms of their writing skills, the writing is tight, punchy, evocative and at sometimes beautiful. It is a book of the moment, but seems to me that it could stand the test of time (as long as you know your late 20th / 21st century). The audio-production is superb, and if you can get hold of this I would highly recommend it.