By turns mystical and ashcan-real, insanely funny and grimly ghastly, Guffeys novel cuts a zigzag trail through conventionality as it follows Elliot Greeley in his half-serious, half jesting quest for some deeper meaning to existence. If you build your life on laughs, what happens when the laughs disappear? Kissing cousin to Max Barrys novel Lexicon, about killer language, and to Ben Marcuss The Flame Alphabet, about language killed, Guffeys standup debut is standout speculative fiction. Paul DiFilippo, Locus
Taps into the cultural zeitgeist . . . A nihilistic satire that takes the idea that death is easy and comedy is hard to a whole new level.Kirkus Reviews
Guffeys debut takes full advantage of an absurd, unexpected premise, delivering one of the strangest dystopian novels in a year filled with them.B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
Guffeys sardonic, cleverly written comedic debut relies heavily on absurd synchronicity, bold characterization, and heavy irony to make its points about the apocalyptic nature of American humorlessness.Publishers Weekly
Not only a novel unique to this [ political] moment, but one that is to comedy what Catch-22 was to war. One of the great books of the year. Adam-Troy Castro, Sci Fi Magazine
A playful amalgam of Andy Kaufman and Philip K. Dick by way of Shaun of the Dead. Damien Lincoln Ober, author of Doctor Benjamin Franklin's Dream America
This satirical tale explores the role of comedy in maintaining a healthy democracy. . . . A clever concept.Kirkus Reviews By turns mystical and ashcan-real, insanely funny and grimly ghastly, Guffeys novel cuts a zigzag trail through conventionality as it follows Elliot Greeley in his half-serious, half jesting quest for some deeper meaning to existence. If you build your life on laughs, what happens when the laughs disappear? Kissing cousin to Max Barrys novel Lexicon, about killer language, and to Ben Marcuss The Flame Alphabet, about language killed, Guffeys standup debut is standout speculative fiction. Paul DiFilippo, Locus
Taps into the cultural zeitgeist . . . A nihilistic satire that takes the idea that death is easy and comedy is hard to a whole new level.Kirkus Reviews
Guffeys debut takes full advantage of an absurd, unexpected premise, delivering one of the strangest dystopian novels in a year filled with them.B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
Guffeys sardonic, cleverly written comedic debut relies heavily on absurd synchronicity, bold characterization, and heavy irony to make its points about the apocalyptic nature of American humorlessness.Publishers Weekly
Not only a novel unique to this [ political] moment, but one that is to comedy what Catch-22 was to war. One of the great books of the year. Adam-Troy Castro, Sci Fi Magazine
A playful amalgam of Andy Kaufman and Philip K. Dick by way of Shaun of the Dead. Damien Lincoln Ober, author of Doctor Benjamin Franklin's Dream America
This satirical tale explores the role of comedy in maintaining a healthy democracy. . . . A clever concept.Kirkus Reviews
