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A review by thomaswjoyce
Nunchuck City by Brian Asman
4.0
A whacky martial arts comedy homage... with fromage
Billed as an absurdist martial arts comedy by the author, Nunchuck City absolutely delivers. The action scenes are never overplayed and the nods to 80s and early 90s video games like Double Dragon or Jackie Chan movies are great. But what really makes the book so entertaining is Asman's hilarious dialogue and wonderfully over-the-top characters. His whacky sense of humour really works well within this setting (as it does in his other books) and it seems that he has really found a niche that suits him.
Billed as an absurdist martial arts comedy by the author, Nunchuck City absolutely delivers. The action scenes are never overplayed and the nods to 80s and early 90s video games like Double Dragon or Jackie Chan movies are great. But what really makes the book so entertaining is Asman's hilarious dialogue and wonderfully over-the-top characters. His whacky sense of humour really works well within this setting (as it does in his other books) and it seems that he has really found a niche that suits him.