The Atomic Express [Paperback]

The Atomic Express: Softcover ISBN: 978-0966941403
eBook Edition: ISBN: 978-1881043-96-6

Exploding atomic bombs in the Nevada desert in the 50s must have been surreal, but imagine the personalities involved: eccentric scientists building bombs and theologies, ambitious military men building armies and careers, slick politicians, enlisted pawns. If thats not weird enough for you, sprinkle in flying Cadillac bombs, Mickey Mouse bombs, escalators to parallel universes, avenging angels, orgasmic blimp rides through hell, and train rides through the heavens. Creating a star to pre-empt the dawnthats just the beginning. Then you want to ride it. This work is cinematic in its sweep, setting and nuclear grandeur. But its also put together very much like a filmcomposed of hundreds of sharp, telling scenes. It might have been a screenplay, but superb descriptive prose anchors the work. In the grand tradition of Pynchon and Heller, the book is an irreverent collage of absurdity and symbolism. --CROW Quarterly Review




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Don't Read This Book If You Treasure Complacency!, March 15, 2000
By Mary G. Constible (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Atomic Express (Paperback)
Warning: this book contains materials which will provoke high amusement and deep thought. The author operates at many different levels and will keep you wondering what just happened, what is about to happen, and how on earth human beings could ever have allowed such things to take place. Not only did I find this combination of satire, adventure and modern history to be totally engrossing while I was reading it, I found that I couldn't put down some of the issues raised after I'd already finished the book. If you are also a reader who enjoys being shaken up, hop aboard this train for a wild ride.




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