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Go, Mutants! (2010)

by Larry Doyle(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0061686557 (ISBN13: 9780061686559)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Ecco

review 1: Go Mutants! by Larry Doyle is one of the best books I have read for a while. I don’t usually read YA (Young Adult) novels, because I have just never found the plot lines particularly relevant or interesting. But this one managed to combine social issues, romance and humour into one delightful science fiction package. The novel takes place in 1950’s America after an alien visitor has shared his secrets with the world. However, he also unleashed an army of monsters upon the world and has become earth’s most hated being. The protagonist of the story is J!m, son of this visitor. The novel features many tropes of classic B sci-fi movies and many plot similarities to typical teenage movies. Instead of being repetitive and cliché, the book instead is full of fun and feels ... morelike a good movie. What really sold this book for me was the way it addressed religion and other deep issues such as rape. I was also sold by the top-notch descriptions of all of the tropes. I think I may be a sucker for classic monsters, but Go Mutants is also well paced, interestingly narrated and the descriptions are great. There are a couple parts that are a little iffy, mainly with the classic popular bitch Sandra and her ever changing body (take that as you will). This book is a great ride and a new look at classic tropes. I recommend it to people who enjoy satire.
review 2: Like Doyle's previous novel, I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER, GO MUTANTS contains a mind-boggling number of jokes, several per page. So much of the humor is understated that I purposely had to slow down my reading to make sure I didn't miss anything. I'm a horror geek but not really a SF geek, so I'm sure there are plenty of references I didn't get, and I can't honestly say that I was truly invested in the story...but as a pure comedy novel, it works brilliantly. less

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