Library Journal02/01/2014
Easily offended readers might want to take a pass on this ironic novel, as it playfully seeks to transgress most boundaries. Coming after a slew of books beyond the wildly popular Generation X, Coupland's latest shows how life brings out the worst in people. The story follows the hilarious misadventures of an unlikable man named Ray on his way to a job as a cameraman on a well-known tropical island reality show. He provokes and is attacked by a homeless man, Neal, whom he then magnanimously employs as his personal assistant. The two bond in male fellowship largely interspersed with the hearty use of the f-word, as well as many other more colorful terms. Their absurd escapades range from involvement in the impromptu dropping of an atomic bomb to casual philosophical musing on the merits of bestiality.
