Books : Rastus Reilly -- or -- Dashiell Hammett, Charles Dickens, H.P. Lovecraft, Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy on Bad Acid
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by: Steven A. Kelly
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780595142026
ISBN: 0595142028
Label: AuthorHouse
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: October 01, 2000
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date: October 29, 2000
Sales Rank: 627604
Studio: AuthorHouse
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Lucretia Faversham, eminent Boston dowager, is on her last legs. She knows there is a Secret of Eternal Youth, hidden from mankind for centuries, but very real. Private eye Jake Stalker may be just the man to find it for her, but the path to the Secret, is paved with terrible perils. Will Jake be able to seize the Secret from the fearsome Elder Gods? Or will he get drunk instead? Or maybe go to the pictures? Or just hang around someplace? Who the hell cares anyway? Just read the book. It's funny.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Must Read For Laughs
I've just read this book a second time and am making a point of recommending it to my friends and to everybody reading here. This is a very crazy novel. In fact it's not so much a novel as a satire of novels. The author gets you interested in the story but there's some kind of gag on every page, so Kelly's book manages to mock every novel-writing convention, in the process of mocking itself. "The Maltese Falcon" is lampooned, as are H.P. Lovecraft's, and to a lesser extent Dickens's work specifically, ... Read More
Rating: - I think Douglas Adams has come back to life!
I was *beyond* pleasantly surprised by Rastus Reilly. Steve takes no prisoners when he parodies Laural and Hardy, Mark Twain, Stephen King, HP Lovecraft, and countless others. This book is funny from page one through the end, and I found myself wishing for more once it was finished! Of course, I drink a lot of beer, so what do I know?
I'll be watching for future releases from Steve Kelly, hope he lives for awhile and doesn't die of liver disorder.
Rating: - I Hope You're Nuts
I'm a fan of Stephen King and I had just started reading H.P. Lovecraft's classic horror stories when I came across this unusual novel and decided to give it a try. First I'm going to warn readers who don't like completely crazy humor that they will not like Kelly's book. I do like crazy nut humor so I loved "Rastus Reilly." It's well written it's insane and it's a hoot. Knowing a little Lovecraft will help you enjoy this horror and mystery satire. In some parts of the book Kelly satires the Lovecraft ... Read More
Rating: - Lovers of Funny Things Must Read This Book
I have to say this book is one of the funniest things I have ever read. It's very naughty but in a nice way. It is also the most utterly absurd thing I have ever read. I think everybody who loves funny things has to read Rastus Reilly. I give this book five stars.
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