Reviews

Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw

grid's review against another edition

4.0

Liked this well enough. Not as good as Mogworld, but still quite entertaining.

jiggityjog's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

markarubin's review against another edition

3.0

I actually came out of this book thinking it could have been funnier. There are some pacing issues and it could have been 50 pages shorter, but whats here is generally enjoyable. Sharp Yahtzee Croshaw wit and a ludicrous plot and main character are the main draws here, and it felt like a SyFy Channel movie. I mean that as a compliment.

anxietee9's review against another edition

2.0

It was fine? I mean, I had like fifteen minutes left of the audiobook and kept forgetting to finish it, so that's not a great sign, but I enjoyed it.

jazzypizzaz's review against another edition

2.0

Decent mindless fun, never dull. Characters were mind-numbingly dumb, both from internal (to the story) and external perspectives. Some delightful wacky similes, but alsoa lot of jokes that were really lame. I enjoyed listening to it, but it wasn't exactly good.

tdounias's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

honsderbons's review against another edition

3.0

Die Apokalypse ist über Brisbane hereingebrochen. Aber es sind keine Flutwellen, Erdbeben oder Vulkanausbrüche die das Ende der Welt herbeiführen, sondern eine dicke Schicht menschenfressender Erdbeermarmelarde. Eine kleine Gruppe von Überlebenden, bestehend aus zwei arbeitslosen Slackern, einer Verschwörungstheoretikerin, einem sarkastischen Game Designer und zwei amerikanischen Agenten (die wirklich, ehrlich, auf keinen Fall etwas mit der aktuellen Lage zu tun haben, glaubt ihnen), macht sich auf den Weg durch die zerstörte Stadt. Dabei treffen sie auf allerlei skurrile Charaktere, wie eine Gruppe, die im Anbetracht der Lage einen "ironischen" Kult gegründet hat und "ironisch" Menschen opfert. Der Humor des Buches wird zwar nicht jedem gefallen, aber wer Interesse an außergewöhnlichen Situationen und schrulligen Figuren hat kommt hier definitiv auf seine Kosten.

biblio_lore's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed reading Jam but I am also an avid fan of all things incredibly cheesy and this certainly fits the bill. The whole book is about an absurd situation in which the city of Brisbane is overrun by man-eating strawberry jam and it's up to a handful of survivors to figure out what the hell is going on and how to get out of there all while trying to avoid the jam and other survivors. This is a great popcorn read in the sense that it is both silly and a ridiculously fast read but the ultimate plus is that it is fun. On the technical level, Yahtzee has a gift for setting the pace that doesn't slow down throughout and even though most of the characters are either self-interested or assholes, you find them compelling enough to keep going just to see what is going to happen next. Definitely recommended for those of you who are kinda done with the zombie trend but like your post-apocalyptic fiction with a lot of humor mixed in.

thelauramay's review against another edition

3.0

This is a book about carnivorous jam taking over Brisbane. You're going to either love it or hate it. I picked it up because I enjoyed the author's "Zero Punctuation" game reviews back in the day. 3.5*

airthiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25