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qyou's review against another edition
3.0
I admit I got this simply because of the title and I was not disappointed. I thought Ass Goblins Of Auschwitz was hilarious and the most satisfying sort of twisted. I really enjoyed it. So much so, in fact, that I read it straight through in a single sitting (which perhaps isn't the greatest feat for some but I'm not the fastest reader).
I'm giving it 3 stars instead of more because while most of it was coherent I felt some things were shoved in simply for the sake of shoving them. The bit about Kidland, for instance, I felt could have been left out completely without taking away from the rest of the story.
That said, Nazi ass goblins kidnapping, enslaving, mutating and feeding on children? Yes, please. It starts off somewhat slow but graphic and then gets pretty "actiony". The epic battle between the ass goblins and children was awesome. Mostly, I wish moist, cakey undergrounds existed. This would please me a great deal.
I'm giving it 3 stars instead of more because while most of it was coherent I felt some things were shoved in simply for the sake of shoving them. The bit about Kidland, for instance, I felt could have been left out completely without taking away from the rest of the story.
That said, Nazi ass goblins kidnapping, enslaving, mutating and feeding on children? Yes, please. It starts off somewhat slow but graphic and then gets pretty "actiony". The epic battle between the ass goblins and children was awesome. Mostly, I wish moist, cakey undergrounds existed. This would please me a great deal.
pizzamcpin3ppl3's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
iamthez's review against another edition
3.0
If this book truly is reminiscent of Monty Python, then I was watching the wrong episodes, because holy geez ... nothing in this book could be played on television ... even Troma would hesitate before making this into a movie. It's that bad.
Course, that being said, it's bizarro and a good example of it. There's really nothing else to say about it. It's the perfect book of the most horrific images ever, and maybe the most horrific part is how normal it all seems.
Entertaining read.
Course, that being said, it's bizarro and a good example of it. There's really nothing else to say about it. It's the perfect book of the most horrific images ever, and maybe the most horrific part is how normal it all seems.
Entertaining read.
bab's review against another edition
2.0
Not what I expected. Consistently dreadful and dismal instead of funny. Pretty good writing overall, but it doesn't quite make up for it. Definitely not terrible, though. 99.9% weird as!
meredith_peruzzi's review
2.0
It was pointed out to me that my previous review did not include the fact that I recommend the book. So here is a new review.
I was dared to read Ass Goblins of Auschwitz by friends. Unable to turn down this dare, I immediately got the e-book and started reading it. This was my introduction to the Bizarro genre, and it was eye-opening. As a WWII history fan, the incorporation of Nazi imagery appealed to me greatly; the incorporation of ass goblins appealed considerably less. But the first half of the book was compelling and I read it very quickly.
The second half, unfortunately, slowed down quite a bit. I would go so far as to say I lost track of the plot, or perhaps the author did; what started out as children and Nazis turned into mutants and confusion. It took me a while to actually finish the book; the rest of it was a big slog. I trudged through, though, because I was dared to read it.
In the end, I am glad I finished the book. Bizarro is something that not everyone will be interested in; if you liked Fifty Shades of Gray, you probably won't like Ass Goblins of Auschwitz. You'll pick it up, read one page, and throw it across the room. But for those who think the title is appealing, and the idea of getting your digested food (siblings) sucked out from your ass isn't revolting, then this is a good introduction to Bizarro. It's not very long, and it's amusing, though it'll never win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction due to a complete lack of literary merit (this isn't Hemingway). But read it, why not? Go try it.
I was dared to read Ass Goblins of Auschwitz by friends. Unable to turn down this dare, I immediately got the e-book and started reading it. This was my introduction to the Bizarro genre, and it was eye-opening. As a WWII history fan, the incorporation of Nazi imagery appealed to me greatly; the incorporation of ass goblins appealed considerably less. But the first half of the book was compelling and I read it very quickly.
The second half, unfortunately, slowed down quite a bit. I would go so far as to say I lost track of the plot, or perhaps the author did; what started out as children and Nazis turned into mutants and confusion. It took me a while to actually finish the book; the rest of it was a big slog. I trudged through, though, because I was dared to read it.
In the end, I am glad I finished the book. Bizarro is something that not everyone will be interested in; if you liked Fifty Shades of Gray, you probably won't like Ass Goblins of Auschwitz. You'll pick it up, read one page, and throw it across the room. But for those who think the title is appealing, and the idea of getting your digested food (siblings) sucked out from your ass isn't revolting, then this is a good introduction to Bizarro. It's not very long, and it's amusing, though it'll never win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction due to a complete lack of literary merit (this isn't Hemingway). But read it, why not? Go try it.
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