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Heavy Metal Pulp: Pleasure Model (2010)

by Christopher Rowley(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0765323885 (ISBN13: 9780765323880)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

series

Netherworld

review 1: I wanted to like this. I mean, geez, look at the cover. Unfortunately this book follows the trend that many Heavy Metal Magazine releases do, as far as I am concerned, and that would be the tendency to have awesome covers with very little substance on the inside. Sure there are robots, cybernetic implants, and genetically engineered test-tube sex slaves but . . . it's not enough. Throw some real people into the mix and you would have yourself a dang story. The characters are flat, ya'll. Our hero, Rook, has nothing really going on beyond the hard-boiled detective stereo-type. I don't care if this is typical of noir, I want characters with some interesting quirks or problems, maybe some funny banter. This guy is dull as a rock. The illustrations on the inside are o... morekay. Again, nothing special. Many of the depictions of the female characters look exactly the same as far as their faces are concerned. The cover, though, is outstanding and it was my favorite part of this book. This could be a really cool series, but it feels a bit rushed to me and there isn't enough meat in there. But don't get me wrong . . . LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL, baby!
review 2: A rollicking roller-coaster ride of a pulp novel that is like something Philip K. Dick would have written after watching three decades of highly adrenalized action blockbusters at the local cineplex, whipped together into a graphic, post-70s grindhouse stew. All that’s missing is Jason Statham in the title role and a driving soundtrack to make this the Heavy Metal movie that never was; except as it exists in my fevered imagination. A fantastic kick-off to the Heavy Metal Pulp series, Netherworld, but beware: if you’re looking for political correctness or redeeming social values, you won’t find them here. Just pulpy, trashy, titillating fun. less

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