trevert's review
3.0
This was a blast to read. My 3 star review is not so much a condemnation as it is just a general overall judgement, as it's essentially a funny variant of the classic post-apocalypse pulp genre. It's a send-up of Mad Max, and a great send-up it is, as it pokes fun at virtually every aspect of a hundred post-apocalypse movies. (Post apocalypse fashion - "Torn leather, torn jeans, and chunks of tires") It's a quick read and a fairly disposable one, but I'm hooked enough to look forward to reading the next book in the series now.
Note - The humor comes fast and funny for the first third, then it turns more serious. The tone changes seem to bother some folks, as it can go from almost Mel Brooks-level parodying of Road Warrior one minute and then be utterly serious the next. Some reviewers didn't like this tonal undulation but I did (It's basically like life). And ultimately, it's a happy book about the radioactive mutant apocalypse, and you gotta give it points for that.
Note - The humor comes fast and funny for the first third, then it turns more serious. The tone changes seem to bother some folks, as it can go from almost Mel Brooks-level parodying of Road Warrior one minute and then be utterly serious the next. Some reviewers didn't like this tonal undulation but I did (It's basically like life). And ultimately, it's a happy book about the radioactive mutant apocalypse, and you gotta give it points for that.
joseperth's review
4.0
Imagine a world derived from a mixture of Mad Max and the Hichthikers Guide to the Galaxy. Yeahhh. Sort of like that. Action packed and gory and yet funny and amusing. Definitely entertaining.
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