Deadly Lazer Explodathon by Vince KramerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sweet Lord, this is easily the most daffy, laugh-out-loud, super sexy space adventure that I have ever read. I can't compare this to Douglas Adam's work because even Douglas Adams didn't have Space ISIS, lazers, and Super Meth Hitler. That's a lot of things. The adventurers in this book come from different times in world history. There is a caveman named Derf, a Viking explorer, Frankenstein's monster, the actress who played the "Me So Horny"Vietnamese prostitute in Full Metal Jacket, a swinging British Butler from the 1990's, an insufferable Portland hipster from 2016, and a sheepish space robot. The characters have been gathered by a mysterious Dr. Y who fills them full of LSD and sets them on a journey to battle the maybe not so evil Space ISIS. Kramer has a way of defying the basic tenet of "show, don't tell"in his narrative that works so well. There is an elevator scene involving a freaked out Frankenstein's monster that leaves everything to the reader's imagination.This made the scene much more funny because I was in control of the details.
Between fighting Space ISIS, tripping on extraterrestrial magic mushrooms, and mercilessly teasing Guy the Portland Hipster, the characters make time to take part in orgies involving everyone, robot and monster included, except Guy who is forced to watch because no one wants to have sex with a Portland hipster.
Deadly Lazer Explodathon works on every level. It works as a parody of both Star Trek and Star Wars; as an explicit tale of drug fueled sex; and especially as a book whose title will send reviewers' spell checks into fits of squiggly red line rage. Great stuff.
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