Bad Diets? The Rapture? The War of 1812? Global Warming? Political Conspiracy? Violence on our borders? The lost history of Soft Rock? Follow the non-stop action from the museums and cafes of Paris to the fast foot rest stops on the highways of Ohio, as past and future collide, forging an apocalyptical present where people from all walks of life must battle to determine the fate of the planet.
Something truly bizarre is happening! It's as though some cosmic enforcement of mandatory carpooling is occuring. Lone drivers are vanishing...along with their gas guzzlers! Is it The Rapture? Probably not, since famous atheist Hitch Tawkins is among the disappeared. Will U.S. citizens be forced to take public transportation, or God forbid, ride bikes forever?
There is a lot going on in this enjoyable book. Reading it is like watching a plate-spinning act. You need to keep your eyes on, well, everything. There are evil plots, diet riots, Amish wannabes, secret bus trips to the Wisconsin Dells, soft rock flashbacks, The Order of the Analogy, and clues hidden on Hard Rock Cafe memorabilia. The action spins around the globe as a few brave souls race to solve the riddle and save mankind from an uncertain fate.
If it's possible that Tom Smucker hasn't used all his fictional ideas writing this book, I'll be more than happy to read his next work.
This is a first-reads I won on goodreads for an honest review.
Lone drivers are disappearing...is this a sign of the rapture? Do car crazed Americans forgo their gas guzzlers and take to foot or bike it?!
This is a fast paced, plot-filled book that reminds me of "Casual Vacancy". Riddles left around the globe on the backs on vinyl's lead to a chase through a portion of the Midwest which could potentially lead to a invasion on Canada. Diet wars, mass Amish conversions, a pilgrimage gone wrong.
Like I said earlier, fast paced, plot-filled!! Loved this book. Elements of Da Vinci Code, Casual Vacancy, with zombie/vampires thrown in.
I loved this book but there is no real way to describe. The title kind of says it all. The satire in this is fantastic. You can’t be tired and read this book because there’s a lot to absorb. But it is so worth it. He really gets what is going on in the world today and how ridiculous it all can get. Can edit to read more of his books.