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Bukkakeworld
When you're drowning in the corporate world, you'll need a mentor to keep you from going under. Bukkakeworld is the conscious evolution of the staid three-act narrative horror genre. It's a book about YOU, the corporate lackey, the indentured, the subordinate. Stuck in a job you cannot stomach, under a manager you want to annihilate, in a corporation that wants to grind you into nothing more than human grease to lubricate its inhuman profit-making machine. You are not alone. There are literally millions of you all over the world, the true Samaritans of contemporary democracy. You take it in the face every working day of your life. There seems to be no respite from your suffering, no reward for your hardship. But even in the depths of your drowning desperation, there is a light, a tiny light, beaming out to save you. She looks nothing like you. She is clean and tidy. The constant drizzle that rots everything it touches doesn't seem to settle on her. She has a light in her eyes, like a terrorist bomb exploding very, very slowly. Frame by frame, a new star blooming. She is your corporate messiah. But who is her little furry companion, Kitten? And what of the sinister chrome-like Glimpsers? How do they tie in to a swirling narrative that drags you through a death camp of corporate revelation? Bukkakeworld is a savage indictment of the corporate mentality, a challenging, twisted book that assails the underpinnings of modern society and does so much more than spit in your face.
- GenresFiction
172 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2008
76 people want to read
About the author
Hertzan Chimera
58 books71 followers2004: The Fountains Institute (early) novels.
2008: Bukkakeworld and Planet of the Owls novels.
2011: Yoroppa and View from a Stolen Window novels.
2015: Free Planet and War World novels.
2020: Last of the Cathedra novel.
2008: Bukkakeworld and Planet of the Owls novels.
2011: Yoroppa and View from a Stolen Window novels.
2015: Free Planet and War World novels.
2020: Last of the Cathedra novel.
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August 21, 2008
This has to be one of the most disgusting books I have ever read. I am appalled by the fact that they put a picture that appears to be an underage child on the cover of a book that opens with a clock sending a spray of ejaculate in the face of the main character.
As a former editor of porn and erotica, I must say that this is a very distasteful work.
If you want to read about the problems of the corporate world done in a metaphorical manner, I suggest getting a copy of Animal Farm.
As a former editor of porn and erotica, I must say that this is a very distasteful work.
If you want to read about the problems of the corporate world done in a metaphorical manner, I suggest getting a copy of Animal Farm.
July 5, 2008
what I learned from (writing) this book is that the corporate machine will always win, there are no heroes, mankind is f*****
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September 1, 2008I've read the two chapters posted online, and I can say based on that reading that I would not finish the book.
The editing is shoddy.
The overall theme and metaphor do not require a book-length offering. After about the third paragraph, I get it already. 250 or so pages is just beating me over the head with it and--to me--being preachy.
As a reader, I hate preachy writing. I want to be drawn to your ideas subtly and won over to your vision without realizing it. That's how good fiction works (even the genrelectic type).
To continue to use 'cum' and ejaculation and other phrases for the same thing again and again, every other sentence,to me shows a lack of creative imagination and as a reader is uninspiring.
Even the best genrelectic novels did not hammer the reader over the head with the same image and wordings/phrases. There is nothing new here and nothing shocking to me. The theme is easy to spot, the overall idea so laid bare that the reader does not have to work for it. Where is the pleasure of discovery? It's all been taken away by the writer, he's made it so easy, done all the thinking for you, that there seems to be no reason to read on.
Boring. Insults my intelligence. Boring.
If you don't like my opinion, I guess you can sue me, too.
(I get what you're saying about the corporate world. I really do. Yes, I understand that corporations will always win and I am screwed. But I already knew that.
And if you are going to tell me there is more to the book than that, well, you needed to make me want to buy the book and read on. You didn't.)
The editing is shoddy.
The overall theme and metaphor do not require a book-length offering. After about the third paragraph, I get it already. 250 or so pages is just beating me over the head with it and--to me--being preachy.
As a reader, I hate preachy writing. I want to be drawn to your ideas subtly and won over to your vision without realizing it. That's how good fiction works (even the genrelectic type).
To continue to use 'cum' and ejaculation and other phrases for the same thing again and again, every other sentence,to me shows a lack of creative imagination and as a reader is uninspiring.
Even the best genrelectic novels did not hammer the reader over the head with the same image and wordings/phrases. There is nothing new here and nothing shocking to me. The theme is easy to spot, the overall idea so laid bare that the reader does not have to work for it. Where is the pleasure of discovery? It's all been taken away by the writer, he's made it so easy, done all the thinking for you, that there seems to be no reason to read on.
Boring. Insults my intelligence. Boring.
If you don't like my opinion, I guess you can sue me, too.
(I get what you're saying about the corporate world. I really do. Yes, I understand that corporations will always win and I am screwed. But I already knew that.
And if you are going to tell me there is more to the book than that, well, you needed to make me want to buy the book and read on. You didn't.)
July 29, 2008
This book is weird. Very weird. This is the first Philbin novel I've read. I liked the stories he posted on his website, so I decided to give something more of his a try. I was not disappointed, this book is much stranger than I imagined it would be.
Yes, you'll (it's entirely written in second person) be drowning in a lot of bukkake, with lots of different descriptions and metaphors for it, but there's a lot more that goes on in Bukkake world. I don't like giving away spoilers, so you'll just have to read the book to find out what it is. You might go back in time to fuck your granny, but I won't promise it. But all of it is guaranteed to be disurbing, unforgetable strangeness.
Highly recommended for people who like surreal and bizarre horror.
Yes, you'll (it's entirely written in second person) be drowning in a lot of bukkake, with lots of different descriptions and metaphors for it, but there's a lot more that goes on in Bukkake world. I don't like giving away spoilers, so you'll just have to read the book to find out what it is. You might go back in time to fuck your granny, but I won't promise it. But all of it is guaranteed to be disurbing, unforgetable strangeness.
Highly recommended for people who like surreal and bizarre horror.
December 26, 2008
This has to be one of the most revolting books it is possible to read - and one I could only recommend to the most open minded ADULT readers.
This is not a book for kids - no way! In fact, unless you are a broad minded adult I wouldn't even read any further into this review.
I mean it!
Don't scroll any further
Or at least don't say I didn't warn you!
You should guess from the title this is not a fluffy-kitten book.
Okay then, if I haven't put you off here goes.
The protagonist in this novel is you. Everything is "you do this", "you do that". An interesting twist, not one I've come across before. It's a great way of involving you in the book - Philbin makes you the lead character.
And that's probably why this book is unpleasant. For in bukkakeworld you spend your entire life being hit in the face with semen. Nice eh?
It's everywhere, in your hair, your food, your clothes - it's gluing your eyelids together when you wake, adding a salty tang to your cornflakes. There is nowhere without it.
But don't for a second think this is just some kind of masturbatory fantasy on the part of the author. This is an allegory (big word I know, sorry).
In Bukkakeworld Philbin is using human ejaculate to demonstrate the contempt modern commercial capitalism has for the little guy (you and I to be blunt).
It's an extreme gimmick I will grant you but an effective one.
And in the midst of all the goo, Philbin has placed a fairly good - if a little surreal - plot of the little guy trying to resist the machine but ultimately...
...no! You'll have to read it yourself to know what happens to "you" in Bukkakeworld!
This is not a book for kids - no way! In fact, unless you are a broad minded adult I wouldn't even read any further into this review.
I mean it!
Don't scroll any further
Or at least don't say I didn't warn you!
You should guess from the title this is not a fluffy-kitten book.
Okay then, if I haven't put you off here goes.
The protagonist in this novel is you. Everything is "you do this", "you do that". An interesting twist, not one I've come across before. It's a great way of involving you in the book - Philbin makes you the lead character.
And that's probably why this book is unpleasant. For in bukkakeworld you spend your entire life being hit in the face with semen. Nice eh?
It's everywhere, in your hair, your food, your clothes - it's gluing your eyelids together when you wake, adding a salty tang to your cornflakes. There is nowhere without it.
But don't for a second think this is just some kind of masturbatory fantasy on the part of the author. This is an allegory (big word I know, sorry).
In Bukkakeworld Philbin is using human ejaculate to demonstrate the contempt modern commercial capitalism has for the little guy (you and I to be blunt).
It's an extreme gimmick I will grant you but an effective one.
And in the midst of all the goo, Philbin has placed a fairly good - if a little surreal - plot of the little guy trying to resist the machine but ultimately...
...no! You'll have to read it yourself to know what happens to "you" in Bukkakeworld!
December 25, 2010
A good book if you are ready for it. This didn't quite come (no pun intended) together as a great work, and doesn't read like a novel, but Philbin's message lands directly on your face (pun intended). Research it beforehand, know what it is, and read it when you are in the right frame of mind. It will be an experience you remember. Some of the poor reviews I've seen here and on Amazon shock me a little. It's not for everyone. Those giving it 1-stars are those that aren't open minded and who made a poor choice in book selection, rather than correctly rating the value of this book.
Readers may also want to choose a different title for their first Philbin read or check his Free Planet blog, although his other works are no-holds-barred as well.
Readers may also want to choose a different title for their first Philbin read or check his Free Planet blog, although his other works are no-holds-barred as well.
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July 5, 2008Honestly, the title would make me pass by something like this, however, from the Amazon review it looked to be a good love/lust story with a memorable female character. So I'm going to give this a try and broaden my literary horizons.
Want to read
July 13, 2008Well, I have a light stomach,and having had a little look at Mike`s synopsis, well, let`s see what happens!:)
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