Honestly, the title alone should be a giveaway. I think you’ll know right away if this book is for you or not. Basically the whole concept of toxic masculinity is the bad guy here and I’m a big fan of anything that cuts it down to size. It doesn’t hurt that the villain in this novel is the personification of toxic masculinity.
I even came to be charmed by the interesting set of side characters she’s forced to work with. Zoey is charming as she adapts to her new roles and I was rooting for her the whole time. These decisions do not come easily in a world where live streaming violence to large social media audiences has been monetized.įuturistic Violence and Fancy Suits is immensely entertaining. She has to quickly decide who she can trust and how to survive in a society far different from her rural home town. Zoey is actually being hunted by all sorts of maniacs looking to cash in on the bounty placed on her. She’s rescued by a stranger in a fancy suit, well, by his hologram, and the book takes off from there. This sets the stage rather well for the type of near future in which this book takes place. This serial killer has titanium jaws and wants to bite her to death for his rather substantial follower count. If that doesn’t have you hooked already then I cannot help you! Slightly.įuturistic Violence and Fancy Suits opens with our heroine Zoey attempting to get her cat down from the roof not knowing that she is currently being stalked by someone interested in live streaming her murder. If you found John Dies in the End to be too chaotic, this one is slightly more grounded. If you know his earlier work and enjoyed his unusual storytelling then this one will also be for you. Will Zoey figure it all out in time? Or maybe the better question is, will you? After all, the future is coming sooner than you think.Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by author David Wongįuturistic Violence and Fancy Suits is a comedy thriller from David Wong, the author of John Dies in the End. At least not any that you'd want to follow. Her only trusted advisor is the aforementioned cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day. Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Together, they will decide the future of mankind. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes. Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.Īn all-seeing social network that tracks your every move.
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