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smyleitskyle's review
4.0
Fun story. I loved all the 80s references and plan to make a Spotify playlist of all the music featured throughout the book. As a former Christian but lifelong Josh Porter/Josh Dies fan, I was skeptical of the Christian themes in the story. In the end I was pleased with the lessons the characters learned, and the challenges they overcame in such a fun and entertainment way. None of the Christian themes conflicted with my now more universalist spiritual woo woo outlook on life. I’d recommend this book to anyone into 80s music, aliens, and playful narratives. The story is relevant as ever in our world of social media addicts and aliens existing.
nataliemckay's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Strange but fun. Not a literary masterpiece, but the playlist that accompanies the story is fun. Partly a love letter to the late eighties/early nineties, which is fun if you have that kind of nostalgia.
vhzest's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
huntergoebel's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jacobgane8's review
5.0
Wow Josh. You made a fantastic book. I feel like o can say that with a good amount of confidence just because I don’t think that I have much fan-boy-bias influencing me. I didn’t grow up listening to Showbread and have only recently heard of them and Mr Porter through my boss at Bad Coffee; an awesome coffee shop in SoCal (the Bad Coffee crew loves the book as well btw!).
This was such a fun read for me as well as one that had a profound effect on me. The amount of research that went into it is worth the price of the book but also how freaking well written it is made the book all the more enjoyable. There was never a dull moment in it and had me eagerly turning the page to find out what happened next. I also found myself developing a deeper sense of pity for those immersed in the world of social media as well as re-evaluating my own dependence on that kind of culture although I don’t have any social media other than goodreads.
With that all that said, if you want a book that is the Goonies meets Stranger Things meets Divine Conspiracy meets Infinite Jest meets E.T. meets Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meets all the classic puppet shows from the 80s meets the word “undulating” meets NT Wright meets the Marvel universe meets James Bond meets Tarantino gore then I cannot recommend this amazingly original book enough to you.
THANK YOU JOSH!
This was such a fun read for me as well as one that had a profound effect on me. The amount of research that went into it is worth the price of the book but also how freaking well written it is made the book all the more enjoyable. There was never a dull moment in it and had me eagerly turning the page to find out what happened next. I also found myself developing a deeper sense of pity for those immersed in the world of social media as well as re-evaluating my own dependence on that kind of culture although I don’t have any social media other than goodreads.
With that all that said, if you want a book that is the Goonies meets Stranger Things meets Divine Conspiracy meets Infinite Jest meets E.T. meets Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meets all the classic puppet shows from the 80s meets the word “undulating” meets NT Wright meets the Marvel universe meets James Bond meets Tarantino gore then I cannot recommend this amazingly original book enough to you.
THANK YOU JOSH!