You Suck
Okay, so this is not a statment about the reader. The book is titled You Suck. This is a book about vampires. A great title for a vampire story, no?
The great thing about this story, written by Christopher Moore is its absurdist quality it has. Moore writes in the absurdist style. The characters are believable, likeable and not likeable, but they all have a goofy quality about them. I enjoyed the way the characters seemed driven by mundane but also hilarious drives.
The two man vampires Jody and Tommie are just trying to get the hang of being vampires. The problem is that others are out to get them. Tommie had a gaggle of stoner friends who want to kill them. They come into the story after squandering nearly $600,000 on a blue prostitute. The problem is that she wants to be a vampire because she is an aging blue hooker. (No body likes a dead blue aged hooker.) She gets her wish and she becomes a not so nice character. Then she turns the stoners into a gaggle of stoner vampires. This was very enjoyable because they lament that they can't get stoned any more. One of these vamps says "being sober sucks."
The two man vamps get a minion. She is a goth or more properly wannabe. She has whole chapters devoted to her perspective in her own tongue. These chapters made me laugh out loud, which I rarely do.
So here's the low down. I liked this book, espcially the absurdist approach. You laugh and are horrifed at the same time. This has piqued my interest in Christopher Moore and writing in the absurdist form. I think I blog about that topic seperately.
