Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim.

I had heard raving reviews about this author before, but must say I was taken aback by how much I liked his writing style. All the chronicles of fantasy and real worlds converging with one another in the most stunning way. With adventurous spirit, mystery and incredible imagination. Begging fearsome questions of who your mind and thoughts belong to and more such existential meditations.

This book is absurd from beginning to end. No one has names, not even the main character. There are two storylines: one following a calcutec in the midst of what seems to be a data war, trying to rescue “The Professor” together with “The Girl in Pink”; and the other one set in a mysterious town called quite simply “The Town.” I had no clue what it was about until the end, and I loved every second of it. Definitely a book to read if you like mystery and absurdism.