Neverland: The Unreal Michael Jackson Story

by Simon Crump

Praise for Simon "Deliciously obscene and blackly comic. . . . Quentin Tarantino on acid in Graceland. Extraordinary." —The Sunday Times "Like an episode of South Park , where just as you get into the story something goes splat, Crump's contorted imagination is alarmingly enjoyable." — Guardian "Superb." — FHM "There's a lot more to the book than you might think; an undercurrent of despair and depression that leads to an unexpected and thoroughly moving conclusion." The Independent "Simon Crump is a vicious and endearing fellow."Todd McEwen "Crump has a uniquely honest and unflinching vision and he has the talent to tear off the veneer and revel in the insalubrious reality beneath without being gratuitous or heartless. If you have a dark side, Simon Crump will let you see it — but beware, you might not like what you find." — Time Out "Wickedly funny." Uncut "Crump is in total control of his material. His writing is plain, the humor a faded black, the dusting of pathos unobtrusive." Zembla Neverland is Simon Crump’s most daring collection yet — surreal, outrageous, and laugh-out-loud funny. Four years in the making (and delivered just hours before Michael Jackson’s death), this is a superb piece of writing that transposes the King of Pop into a world of $2,000,000 unicorns bought on eBay, giant whelks, rampaging bodyguards, violence, wonder, mystery, and golf. Outrageous and hilarious, Neverland is nevertheless more than just it is a profound — and profoundly entertaining — fictional exploration of celebrity.

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2009

Reviews

[🐴 🍖]

addresses an unknowable subject thru an accumulation of un-knowledge... so you get, like, MJ & uri geller as prospectors during the klondike gold rush; MJ forsaking fame to open a roofing biz in yorkshire; MJ & bodyguard (formerly in the employ of elvis, rip-van-winkling in the interim) seeking to buy a unicorn on ebay. luv a collection of hyperreal vignettes, always, but did feel like i was missing needed context on lamar not having read my elvis blackout beforehand. looking to pick that up next!

[Elcin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I must be missing something. I thought the book was nonsense and pretty unreadable.

[Justine Higgins · Rating 1 out of 5]

What did I just read?? Thankfully it only took 2 hours to read!

[Rick Bach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pitch black humour but hilarious

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully strange book. Very funny, very moving, very well-written and very much a classic Crump!

[Kat Sommers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Weirder than Michael himself.

[Vincent Eaton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Expertly executed occasionally enjoyable fluff.