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alexxxxxxxxxx's review
4.0
I like this dumb book. A dumb Detective trying to be noire romp.
I don't think this book made me laugh as much as I was hoping, but the dry wit got a good few chuckles out of me. I feel like, weirdly, you almost have to have read the Raymond Chandler books being referenced all throughout the book to get the humour they're going for. I haven't read those before so I didn't catch all the references or jokes I'm sure, but it's still an alright read without them.
A combination of Douglas Adams and Harry Harrison is what this book is, but Mel Golden sadly didn't quite get to the heights of those two authors (Harrison is my jam).
I'll definitely pick up the sequel though, I want to know what's up with Whipper Will's yoyogurt and see more of my new boy, Zoot Marlowe.
I don't think this book made me laugh as much as I was hoping, but the dry wit got a good few chuckles out of me. I feel like, weirdly, you almost have to have read the Raymond Chandler books being referenced all throughout the book to get the humour they're going for. I haven't read those before so I didn't catch all the references or jokes I'm sure, but it's still an alright read without them.
A combination of Douglas Adams and Harry Harrison is what this book is, but Mel Golden sadly didn't quite get to the heights of those two authors (Harrison is my jam).
I'll definitely pick up the sequel though, I want to know what's up with Whipper Will's yoyogurt and see more of my new boy, Zoot Marlowe.
veronica87's review
2.0
This is one of those books you have to be in the mood for. It's aimed at humor and requires a total suspension of disbelief. It involves a four foot alien channeling Philip Marlowe, gorillas in suits, a robot duck named Bill, a talking lobster, a motorcycle gang, and the requisite surfing robots. I can do silly but I guess I just wasn't in the right frame of mind.
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