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woolfardis's review
4.0
Not the best book by Rankin, he seems to have gotten less funny with age, though his ability to go off on amazing tangents that don't interrupt the plot, rather they contribute by the end, hasn't fainted away at all. However, his lyric writing abilities seems to be on par with the best and any mention of George Formby wins triple thumbs up. And zombies. It was still highly amusing and his wicked sense of running gags was on top form here, but I wouldn't suggest reading this one as a starter for Rankin, try The Brightonomicon (which gets a reference in here, too, as does the man himself. Rankin knows how to self promote better than anyone, O master of Far-fetched Fiction that he is).
5wamp_creature's review
2.0
Will I like this more in future?
I don't like it very much now.
150 pages too long with characters and plot points that I think could have been excised.
Just freakin' heaped with cleverness to the point where I lost interest. And I really like cleverness! But, come on, now.
Occasionally funny, but unlike my other recent review, not propulsive or dynamic. Put it down for days before finishing.
Does anybody agree with "I am your brother.." is a bulls**t way out?
And that song near the end: is the author laughing that we are reading this crap?
I can't recommend this unless it gets severely abridged.
I don't like it very much now.
150 pages too long with characters and plot points that I think could have been excised.
Just freakin' heaped with cleverness to the point where I lost interest. And I really like cleverness! But, come on, now.
Occasionally funny, but unlike my other recent review, not propulsive or dynamic. Put it down for days before finishing.
Does anybody agree with "I am your brother.." is a bulls**t way out?
And that song near the end: is the author laughing that we are reading this crap?
I can't recommend this unless it gets severely abridged.
antij's review
2.0
Too many annoying running gags and the plot really meanders to a fairly anti-climatic ending.
the_original_shelf_monkey's review
3.0
Rankin is working at full chaos in Necrophenia, throwing anything and everything at the wall and using it whether it sticks or not. It's a bit overwhelming, and maddening, and it must be said that Rankin does get on one's nerves occasionally. But there's a lot of insane creativity on display, and as unbridled as Rankin gets, at least he's not boring.
It's all well and good to appreciate your fans, but Necrophenia is almost too insular, punishing the reader for being unfamiliar. It does work on its own, but an appreciation of Rankin's previous work (particularly the eight-volume-and-counting Brentford Trilogy) will go a long way toward alleviating the mass confusion.
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It's all well and good to appreciate your fans, but Necrophenia is almost too insular, punishing the reader for being unfamiliar. It does work on its own, but an appreciation of Rankin's previous work (particularly the eight-volume-and-counting Brentford Trilogy) will go a long way toward alleviating the mass confusion.
Find the full review here.
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