A review by mschlat
Bucko by Jeff Parker

3.0

Not quite what I thought I was getting. The first couple of pages appear to set up a murder mystery (our protagonist visits a bathroom with a corpse and --- because he has to --- uses the toilet before doing anything else). However, the emphasis isn't the murder, but the characters: our toilet user Rich (also known as Bucko) and Gyp (the girl he might have slept with the night before). Instead of a detective novel, we get a glimpse into the alternative culture both live in, including co-op bikes stores, suicide girls, makers and etsy folk, hobos, and Insane Clown Posse followers. It's disjointed, but fun.