A fast and enjoyable read, probably less than 80k words. You really have to think like a twelve year old boy to be able to read this novel without becoming disgusted by the blood, guts, violence, and sex. Hearing the author do a reading, like I did at the Decatur Book Festival, helps tremendously. When you hear him read it you realize he's not serious and it is all just make believe, a gory story that can be only be fully appreciated by the adolescent hiding within us.
Smonk is an interesting character, but not the main character. The book is stolen, in my opinion, by Evavangeline.
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