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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.Romping through pop culture
“This book can be read as a simple story, or you can delve into many layers of parody and meaning. It's a searing indictment of pop culture... published by MTV books.
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-11-28.
Other people have written some nice reviews of it, so I'll be brief. I'm getting it as a gift for my teenage niece in Los Angeles. I think she'll understand it quite well. ” -
a smooth climb to absurdity
“John Reed (A STILL SMALL VOICE) makes fantastic, thought-provoking use of the English language in a way that few are able to. His irony and humor bring absurdity to everyday observations of pop culture (and the ultimate irony? It is published by MTV books!), to the point that one laughs out loud (LOL!), when similarities to one's self are noted. At first judgement-by-cover, it appears to be a fun, light read put out by MTV, but Reed's use of language, irony, and insight make it anything but.
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-10-05.
And the ending?? Oy, ve! The image created will forever remain in my mind. What animal are YOU?” -
3 of 3 members found this review helpful.
Brain-melting, playful, absurdist fun
“There's a great review of this book online -- there's a good one at PopMatters -- so I'm limiting my comments to the book's use of language. Reed makes use of double entendre and malapropism to great effect here, and he slowly ramps up the level of absurdity to a point where meaninglessness might actually turn into meaning. It kind of melts your brain, this book, but that isn't a bad thing. ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-10-03. -
Ripping quick
“And weird, weird weird. A black rabbit and pink cocktails, and an MTV Blonde. Funny, but leaves you shaking.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-06-14. -
Funny Book Tackles Burning Question
“Is there an ethical paradigm in cataclysmic geologic disaster?John Reed's newscaster protagonist Thing(das Ding?) spins out the querie as she broadcasts television coverage of the Whole in a story that comes at you like a frizbee.Language dances in every direction spewing hilarious puns and deliberate misnomers to boost an uncanny satirical plot.
An amazon user wrote this on 2005-01-13.
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