Review: Unbelievably hilarious
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
I'm not sure why, but as soon as I begin reading `The Mandrake Hotel,' I couldn't stop giggling. Jarod Kintz's writing is hilarious--it's not the obvious, corny, heavy-handed kind of humor, but the deadpan, Kurt Vonnegut `Breakfast of Champions' or Joseph Heller's `Catch-22' style of being funny and being serious at the same time. And I haven't even begun talking about the book yet.The Mandrake Hotel is only the apt setting for the goings-on in the lives of the novel's characters: from Jackson Jackson Jackson to Rot Kugelschreiber to Fredrick Fredrickson to the many nameless bellhops and chambermaids and visitors. I roared in laughter when Fredrick Fredrickson and Jackson J. Jackson meet for the first time, discussing American politics. I nearly fell of my chair reading the tragic-comic fate of Jackson's eyebrows. And Abby and Jackson's "quest" to save the world from Rot's diabolical master plan--it's priceless, especially the absurdly funny exchanges and quasi-conversations.This book is surreal, brutally funny, and incredibly addictive. With this book, Jarod Kintz is going to be an American national treasure--if not, you can very well expect Kintz to write more about Mandrake Hotel, which is just what the world actually needs. I highly recommend this for those who love wit, humor, and unforgettable one-liners.So let me put this straight and simple: Go buy a copy of `The Mandrake Hotel and Resort to Violence if Necessary.' Now. Especially if you're having a bad day and you just need a good laugh. I can't recommend this enough. Extremely entertaining!