I traveled back in time JUST so I could read this book again. Some guy tried to shoot me from this grassy knoll and missed, so that was a relief. Totally worth it though.

Listen, am I judging this as I would the work of Melville, Joyce, or Pynchon? Well, actually, I bet Pynchon would love/has loved reading the works of Swartzwelder. It's the same tempos and idiosyncrasies of prime-era Simpsons, but put into a buggy noir plot. What do you people want from an afternoon read?

Aunque estructuralmente es irregular y no funciona mucho, es admirable la capacidad de Swartzelder de llenar cada página con gags super idiotas y chistes en cada frase. Ese estilo de Los Simpson clásicos de generar una metralleta de chistes hilados finísimo hace que la lectura sea muy amena pese a que la trama sea un despropósito (tampoco tiene pinta de que al autor le importe una mierda la trama, cosa que respeto).

Ha! Ok but… what?

I guess zany is the right word to describe this book. It’s hilarious but makes very little sense. Very clear it was written by someone best known for writing cartoons.
Once you just let go and accept there’s no normal logic in this book the sooner you’ll love it.