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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
400 pages
A neon-soaked, hyper-violent joyride through a capitalist dystopia where the only thing more absurd than the villains is the reluctant hero trying to survive them.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being strapped into a malfunctioning rollercoaster in a neon-lit, hyper-capitalist theme park. It is a propulsive, adrenaline-fueled joyride that balances extreme, grotesque violence with laugh-out-loud absurdity. The atmosphere is relentlessly chaotic, immersing you in a gritty, futuristic world where fame and depravity are indistinguishable. Beneath the cynical, darkly comedic tone and the barrage of bizarre metaphors lies a surprisingly sharp satire of wealth, power, and internet culture. The prose is punchy and unapologetically crude, pulling you through a frenetic narrative that never takes its foot off the gas. It will absolutely delight readers who love their sci-fi drenched in dark humor, bizarre body horror, and reluctant heroes who are spectacularly out of their depth.
- Mood
- frenetic
- neon-drenched
- chaotic
- gritty
- Tone
- irreverent
- satirical
- darkly comedic
- cynical
- absurd
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the grotesque nature of fame · hyper-capitalist dystopia · reluctant leadership · absurdity of extreme wealth
- The writing
- Punchy and conversational, driven by bizarre metaphors, sharp satirical observations, and unapologetic gross-out humor.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from sheer, overwhelmed panic in a hostile world to a gritty, reluctant embrace of chaotic responsibility.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave hyper-violent, laugh-out-loud sci-fi satire featuring deeply unqualified protagonists surviving by the skin of their teeth.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- body horror
- gore
- profanity
- crude humor
About the book
"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's Dumpster on a hot summer day. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish, and ridiculous on any street corner"--Amazon.com.
In the near future, Zoey Ashe navigates a city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star; human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Her only trusted advisor is a cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. At least not any that you'd want to follow.
Description from Open Library.
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