Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle

Synopsis:  Best friend and borderline lover of our main character has run away from home, his name Idjit Caloot.  While said narrator is in the process of moving his 35 year old, living at home, jobless self to Florida he ventures off on a quest of epic proportions to find his best friend.  On this quest he meets up with an old friend, fathers a love child from a soul stealing waitress, meets Fat Elvis (who the actual Elvis is trying to impersonate), blows up a sombrero topped water tower, travels with a 102 year old blues man being hunted by hell dogs, encounters the foul smelling, highly hunted Skunk Ape, dies, carries his dead fathers body around in a moving truck, and encounters more Pedro's than thought possible in one hotel.  Will he ever find his dog, will he make it out alive with his soul in tact, will he survive the beating he has received throughout this adventure?  Whether he does or not, with the help of a color cast of characters, it sure makes for a great story.

My review:  I knew going into this book that this was slapstick/crude humor and I just loved it.  Reverend Carbuncle, as the author refers to himself, is a weird dude, beyond weird.  So weird that I cannot wait to read his next books.  This book/humor is not for everyone, I mean it starts out with the narrator recalling a bad ecstasy trip that ends with him waking up being poked and prodded by a male nurse asking him to not tell anyone why his butt hurts.  Some may be offended, some will think it's stupid, and some will just not got it.  It is because of all these reasons I loved it so much.  There are a million and one adventures in this book, a million and one things that could and do go wrong for our narrator, all of them weaving into a story that I could not put down.  I read this on my kindle and carried that little electronic piece of magnificence with me everywhere I went, even if I just got in a few minutes of reading time squeezed in on the john.

This book is not going to win the next Noble Prize but if they make a prize for writing a book that keeps you laughing, sucks you in and provides you with a fantastic little story, then this one would be a solid winner.  Want a break from the norm, a glimpse into the life of an author with a fantastic imagination, then buckle up because this is one crazy ride.

My rating:  7
Pages:  260
Author website:  http://lancecarbuncle.com/lancecarbuncle.com/Home_page.html