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My Dog Shits Cash: A bizarro comedy story about love & family & dogs & stuff
Nathan Alabaster’s life has gone to hell but luckily his childhood dog has just moved in. She’s amazing. She shits cash, can talk to Nathan with her mind, and once taught the kid down the street how to speak Japanese.
Also, she can catch.
It’s all going well until two dognappers enter the picture and Nathan has to go back to his family home to find his lost mum and her army of dogs.
Sweet like a Pixar movie but riotous and absurd. For fans of The Mighty Boosh, Wes Anderson movies, Adventure Time, and a little bit of Bojack Horseman.
Also, she can catch.
It’s all going well until two dognappers enter the picture and Nathan has to go back to his family home to find his lost mum and her army of dogs.
Sweet like a Pixar movie but riotous and absurd. For fans of The Mighty Boosh, Wes Anderson movies, Adventure Time, and a little bit of Bojack Horseman.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2022
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Luke Kondor
64 books72 followersLuke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes.
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October 4, 2024
I listened to the audio book of this on my road trip this week and it was so great! The writing is hilarious anyway - lots of Mighty Boosh vibes - but I have to say the audio book really gave it something extra. The performances, the soundtrack, the ludicrous accents of the Chihuahua brothers. I found myself laughing out loud a minimum of five times a chapter.
There's also a touching story in there. One reveal about two thirds through hit me pretty hard, even though it's a book which wears its bizarro badge with pride.
Great stuff!
There's also a touching story in there. One reveal about two thirds through hit me pretty hard, even though it's a book which wears its bizarro badge with pride.
Great stuff!
June 24, 2022
The hint is right there in the subtitle: "A bizarro comedy story about love & family & dogs & stuff." Kondor delivers on every single aspect, and then some. There are some hard-hitting themes explored within, especially suicide and abandonment. But Kondor strikes a balance between the bleak and the bizarro with a great narrative voice. It was very reminiscent of Pratchett and Adams, like an old friend relaying a story to you in a comfy locale.
Obviously there are bizarro elements, and the author isn't afraid to turn the dials up to 11, before twisting the dial all the way around, ripping it off the wall and chewing on it. There is indeed a dog that poops (thanks, amazon) cash. And she takes the protagonist on a strange journey (until you've read it, you have NO idea). But it is merely a lens through which we see the bigger picture and heavier elements outlined above. The protagonist's mental state, his relationship with his family, memories of an unusual and tormented childhood. All stuff we can relate to, told to us by someone who believes he can communicate telepathically with this dog whose butt is like a magical ATM.
The antagonists, although following a flimsy motivational arc, are quite creepy in their own way, and their descriptions reminded me of the types of villains living in Roald Dahl stories. But they are never the focus of the story. That is Nathan and Winnie, and Kondor's magical ability to encapsulate such rich characters and deep themes in such a bonkers concept. Mission accomplished!
Obviously there are bizarro elements, and the author isn't afraid to turn the dials up to 11, before twisting the dial all the way around, ripping it off the wall and chewing on it. There is indeed a dog that poops (thanks, amazon) cash. And she takes the protagonist on a strange journey (until you've read it, you have NO idea). But it is merely a lens through which we see the bigger picture and heavier elements outlined above. The protagonist's mental state, his relationship with his family, memories of an unusual and tormented childhood. All stuff we can relate to, told to us by someone who believes he can communicate telepathically with this dog whose butt is like a magical ATM.
The antagonists, although following a flimsy motivational arc, are quite creepy in their own way, and their descriptions reminded me of the types of villains living in Roald Dahl stories. But they are never the focus of the story. That is Nathan and Winnie, and Kondor's magical ability to encapsulate such rich characters and deep themes in such a bonkers concept. Mission accomplished!
June 22, 2022
My first time reading Luke Kondor and I must say I am sold on his sense of humour. The text is easily digested, lively, fun, inspiring, even. Now, if only I could find a pooch that poops pennies.
January 2, 2024
Man, this was so much fun! Not just because I love dogs. Really great job at balancing emotion and humour. Really captures the banality of life and describes it well -- the writing is pretty great too. All in all, really impressed.
I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by the author and done to a really high quality. It can be found on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts / music for free. So if you want something light but great to listen to, I would recommend this.
I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by the author and done to a really high quality. It can be found on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts / music for free. So if you want something light but great to listen to, I would recommend this.
September 2, 2022
A genuinely lovely piece of writing. The back mentions The Mighty Boosh and Adventure Time but I found this reminiscent of Robert Rankin at his best. Kondor has a wonderful turn of phrase, and while you might not think a book a dog that shits cash would be capable of moving this reader to tears, you would be very much mistaken. For all that Luke echoes the very best of the bizarro world (with nods to more mainstream authors like Douglas Adams), his is a truly unique voice, full of heart and madness. I adored this, and I reckon you will, too.
March 30, 2023
Not sure why this was on my want to read list, still
I read it. ‘Bizarro’ imagination for sure but it didn’t make me laugh and I didn’t see the point. However to be fair, some of the imagery will stay with me till my dying day, not that I want it to.
I read it. ‘Bizarro’ imagination for sure but it didn’t make me laugh and I didn’t see the point. However to be fair, some of the imagery will stay with me till my dying day, not that I want it to.
April 17, 2024
I loved this book. I listened to the audio production of it (read by the author himself) and it was equal parts witty and hilarious, and I audibly laughed several times. But it's also heartfelt and relatable, well-paced, and just bizarre yet brilliant. Loved it.
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