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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Die Apokalypse ist über Brisbane hereingebrochen. Aber es sind keine Flutwellen, Erdbeben oder Vulkanausbrüche die das Ende der Welt herbeiführen, sondern eine dicke Schicht menschenfressender Erdbeermarmelarde. Eine kleine Gruppe von Überlebenden, bestehend aus zwei arbeitslosen Slackern, einer Verschwörungstheoretikerin, einem sarkastischen Game Designer und zwei amerikanischen Agenten (die wirklich, ehrlich, auf keinen Fall etwas mit der aktuellen Lage zu tun haben, glaubt ihnen), macht sich auf den Weg durch die zerstörte Stadt. Dabei treffen sie auf allerlei skurrile Charaktere, wie eine Gruppe, die im Anbetracht der Lage einen "ironischen" Kult gegründet hat und "ironisch" Menschen opfert. Der Humor des Buches wird zwar nicht jedem gefallen, aber wer Interesse an außergewöhnlichen Situationen und schrulligen Figuren hat kommt hier definitiv auf seine Kosten.
I really enjoyed reading Jam but I am also an avid fan of all things incredibly cheesy and this certainly fits the bill. The whole book is about an absurd situation in which the city of Brisbane is overrun by man-eating strawberry jam and it's up to a handful of survivors to figure out what the hell is going on and how to get out of there all while trying to avoid the jam and other survivors. This is a great popcorn read in the sense that it is both silly and a ridiculously fast read but the ultimate plus is that it is fun. On the technical level, Yahtzee has a gift for setting the pace that doesn't slow down throughout and even though most of the characters are either self-interested or assholes, you find them compelling enough to keep going just to see what is going to happen next. Definitely recommended for those of you who are kinda done with the zombie trend but like your post-apocalyptic fiction with a lot of humor mixed in.
This is a book about carnivorous jam taking over Brisbane. You're going to either love it or hate it. I picked it up because I enjoyed the author's "Zero Punctuation" game reviews back in the day. 3.5*
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think I really liked this story but it was a little overwhelmingly frantic feeling.
Travis wakes up one morning to find that a killer strawberry jam has taken over the city and that it will utterly consume those who it touches. This is, more than anything, a story rife with bad policies and middle management.
"Jam" has its engaging moments and its ingenious moves, but it's also based on stock, cliched characters (intentionally) which didn't do much for me. Neither did the ending, which felt a bit random.
"Jam" has its engaging moments and its ingenious moves, but it's also based on stock, cliched characters (intentionally) which didn't do much for me. Neither did the ending, which felt a bit random.
Yahtzee Croshaw's Jam starts out with a simple, but interesting premise where Brisbane finds itself in a post-apocalyptic state courtesy of, well, jam. The story follows Travis who realizes that the jam in question is no laughing matter as his roommate, Frank, dies while wading into the sticky depths. Shortly after, Travis confides in Tim, Angela, and Don Sunderland from Mogworld-well, sort of-as they try to navigate a jam-devoured city.
Jam starts out strong. The comedy is spot-on with the dialogue and the action picks up quickly with characters who may know more than they're letting on. I found some of the jam survival tactics pretty neat and the denizens in the later buildings and malls had their own ways of surviving the jam-pocalypse.
Does drag out somewhat near the end, but still worth the read.
Jam starts out strong. The comedy is spot-on with the dialogue and the action picks up quickly with characters who may know more than they're letting on. I found some of the jam survival tactics pretty neat and the denizens in the later buildings and malls had their own ways of surviving the jam-pocalypse.
Does drag out somewhat near the end, but still worth the read.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Had a few moments where I laughed out loud but I enjoy a lot of the authors other content. A lot of plot and character threads get cut off in unsatisfying ways. Read slightly too slow for my liking but at x1.5 it was just right.
The characters just felt really stupid. I deal with enough stupid people in the real world