Review: Deep and delightful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
I'll tell you straight up two things: (1) I had already read Forkum's "Alien Invasion of the Zombie Apocalypse" and laughed my head silly over it, and thus I was expecting this to be an equally hearty cardio workout (for all the laughter).  Not so.  But in a good way, which leads to (2): I'm actually a very devout Christian with strong convictions, and I don't like to see sacred things mocked, so I prepared to flinch.  Not so.  In a good way.Regardless of your religious background (or lack thereof), there is meat here to chew on (fried chicken and waffles).  Once I got over the fact that the depiction of heaven was playful (like George Burns or Morgan Freeman might do in the twenty-teens), I appreciated some of the ideas of what might go on there.  I have a feeling Forkum might be closer than any of us realize.  Also, once I got over the fact that laughter would be present, but not necessarily dominant, I sat back and enjoyed a great character study, and some very poignant passages about what can drive a person to drink and/or feel totally hopeless.  To give that answer would be to give a spoiler, but suffice it to say that I felt very satisfied with the ending.Kudos to Forkum who blends the satirical and the bizarre with the deep and the divine to make a very worthy read.