Review: Rome was not built in a day, it took a Greek sack...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2012
I read this twice. The first time I just plowed through in one sitting and thought it was just okay. I really liked the concept and knew there was a whole series of Mercury books that all sounded interesting so I read it again only slower and then I thought it was genius. It is funny but if you pay attention and don't just blaze through it you will catch subtle miscommunications between characters and nuanced dialogue that will be buried and almost hidden in the text that will be very humorous. There are characters in the background doing things while main characters are talking that will make you laugh. It draws its influence from Douglas Adams to be sure and is remaniscant of Terry Pratchett and Monty Python. It is satirecal and irreverent, clever and funny, and yes just a little bit insightful. I am looking forward to the whole series.