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annarella's review against another edition
5.0
Funny and full of dark humor, it made me laugh and kept me reading the farcical adventures of the characters.
I grew up Catholic and some of the characters are quite realistic even it may sound weird.
Full of dark humour it may not be everyone's cup of tea but it surely was mine.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I grew up Catholic and some of the characters are quite realistic even it may sound weird.
Full of dark humour it may not be everyone's cup of tea but it surely was mine.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
belabart71's review against another edition
3.0
Fitzhugh is always good for some bizarre plot twists and funny scenes.... characters are pretty out there!
gobblebook's review against another edition
3.0
Dan is a scumbag advertising agent who is more concerned with acquiring wealth and getting laid than with taking care of his senile mother or doing good in the world. Then, his twin brother and Catholic priest Michael arrives back from a mission in Africa. Some greed-inspired hijinks ensue, and when Michael dies, Dan assumes his identity and goes to work in an impoverished care facility run by a nun.
Ultimately, this book is silly and funny and entertaining. But there were some things about it that I found off-putting. The biggest problem is that it turns out to be a "boy gets girl" story, even though the boy is a priest and the girl is a nun. Not every story needs to end with a sexual relationship. Even though the book makes fun of movies like Pretty Woman for romanticizing prostitution, it also views sex work through rose-colored glasses.
All in all, reasonably entertaining, but certainly not fine literature.
reenum's review against another edition
3.0
After reading Pest Control, I picked up Organ Grinders and hated it. This book was a triumphant return to the style of writing and humor that made Pest Control such a great book. The character development is excellent. At the beginning of the novel, Dan Steele, the main character is a prototypical yuppie executive whose thirst for material possessions exceeds all other desires in his life. By the end, he cares about his fellow man and not as much about how many toys he can amass. The aspect of the novel that really shines, though, is how Fitzhugh portrays the residents of the Care Center. While most authors might stereotype the elderly as cranky old codgers, Fitzhugh portrays them as the people who society forgot and who are desperately trying to cling to the Care Center, the last meaningful thing in their lives. While the ending seems kind of rushed, it is satisfying. This novel is a return to the style of Pest Control, and is all the better for it.
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