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erndixon's review against another edition
3.0
It's not life-changing, but it was. Lots of dumb action and an insane Ted Turner. It was fun to listen to on the way to and from work. It's probably more fun as an audiobook because of the gruff southern voices the narrator used.
fezmid's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sandeestarlite's review against another edition
4.0
Truly Christopher Moore combined with Quentin Tarantino. A fun romp through post-apocolyptic America as seen through the eyes of someone who hid for the first 9 years of it in a cave.
marsrich's review against another edition
4.0
It was like reading a story from the game Fallout. i loved that game, and i loved this book. Certainly one way the apocalypse could go.
n0rmann's review against another edition
4.0
I love a book that can blend humor and violence together effortlessly. This does a great job of that!
apol_queue's review against another edition
4.0
six shooters, strip clubs, and sex... nothing's better. Fun, easy read.
wwicks's review against another edition
4.0
If you like Quentin Tarantino's style of movies a la Kill Bill, you'll like Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse.
amynbell's review against another edition
5.0
This book is complete garbage, and it's great. The quote from James Rollins on the front of the book says it all: "Part Christopher Moore, part Quentin Tarantino, Victor Gischler is a raving, badass genius." I'd personally say that the story is a trashy rated R smash up of the television series "Jeremiah" and Cormac McCarthy's The Road.
Mortimer sees the end of the world coming and maxes out 3 credit cards to buy enough supplies to see him through the impending apocalypse. And since his wife has divorce papers ready for him to sign, he decides to just leave home and live in a cave while the world goes to hell. 9 years later he ventures down the mountain with a few cases of whiskey he hopes to trade. This "wealth" instantly earns him VIP status at the only trading establishment in the country: a brothel and bar franchise called Joey Armageddon's A-Go-Go. This VIP status is like gold and sees him through many perilous adventures across post-apocalyptic Tennessee and Georgia as he searches for the wife he left behind. Among other things, this book has a homicidal man in a bear suit; a wannabe cowboy savior; a bicycle-powered brothel and bar; a muscle-powered train; redneck cannibals; a loony transvestite; a shark-toothed man with a necklace of ears; and lots of guns, booze, and girls.
Read this book only when you're in the mood for a dark, mindless, and occasionally humorous adventure story filled with sex and violence. If you're not in the mood for that, stay clear until you are.
Mortimer sees the end of the world coming and maxes out 3 credit cards to buy enough supplies to see him through the impending apocalypse. And since his wife has divorce papers ready for him to sign, he decides to just leave home and live in a cave while the world goes to hell. 9 years later he ventures down the mountain with a few cases of whiskey he hopes to trade. This "wealth" instantly earns him VIP status at the only trading establishment in the country: a brothel and bar franchise called Joey Armageddon's A-Go-Go. This VIP status is like gold and sees him through many perilous adventures across post-apocalyptic Tennessee and Georgia as he searches for the wife he left behind. Among other things, this book has a homicidal man in a bear suit; a wannabe cowboy savior; a bicycle-powered brothel and bar; a muscle-powered train; redneck cannibals; a loony transvestite; a shark-toothed man with a necklace of ears; and lots of guns, booze, and girls.
Read this book only when you're in the mood for a dark, mindless, and occasionally humorous adventure story filled with sex and violence. If you're not in the mood for that, stay clear until you are.
brussel777sprouts777's review against another edition
3.0
Monty Python meets Odysseus meets Mad Max meets Hugh Hefner. Very funny. 'Nuf said.
ahaydenfish's review against another edition
3.0
This was so bad that it was good. However, the book lacked an adequate number of go-go girls and should have been titled Idiotic Men of the Apocalypse.