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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
When people ask me for book suggestions, this book is on my short list of easy suggestions. I continually am amazed that it's not more well known, as this book seems perfect to be a cult hit. Hilarious and well enough written to be a quick read, I've yet to find someone who didn't enjoy it after I gave it to them (I think I've gone through about 3 copies despite having only read it once, just because I let people borrow it so often.)
Doesn't live up to the tagline on the cover that says "A.C. Weisbecker outgonzos Hunter S. Thompson", but definitly fun enough to get carried away with. Who really can say no to Quantum Physics, drugs, hallucination-level exploits, footnotes, and bananas?!
Based on the reviews about this book, I decided to check it out. There is an Internet site that has the first 4 chapters online, so I read a couple of the chapters and could not stop laughing. So I bought the book. Then I read the rest. This book is not bad by any means, but it is hampered by Weisbecker's inside jokes and heavy handed humor. A little subtlety really does go a long way, but I don't think Weisbecker knows that. The last few chapters read like one of Hunter S. Thompson's articles and that's not necessarily a complement. The story just takes huge leaps in logic that are hard to reconcile. I would recommend this book to people who are sci-fi fans or love Monty Python, but the rest of you may want to check it out before buying.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So so nearly worth 5 stars! I read this is a student and thought it was the best thing ever. Re-read it recently and it wasn't quite as good, but still a proper laugh.