sappho_reader's Reviews > Thunderbird

Yesterday I had a pretty shitty day at work but when I got home and plopped myself on the couch and opened this book all that bullshit just didn't matter to me anymore. Thunderbird is like my modern day Calgon - it took all my troubles away. (pop culture reference was intended)

I seriously don't know how Konrath came up with half the shit in this little gem. His imagination is astounding. Thunderbird is filled with fetish porn, online dating disasters, satanists, seafood, conspiracy theories, fraudulent lawsuits, etc. It is one of those books that warrants additional readings as I am sure I missed multiple pop culture references the first time around. Some of the content I didn't understand but that's probably his intention. This is Bizarro Absurdist fare and it's not supposed to be logical.

There were many scenes that made me LOL and that is not a easy feat for me. I'm not talking about a mild chuckle but a loud burst of unexpected laughter that made my husband yell "what the hell are you reading?". The last time I was entertained this much in Bizarro was Lance Carbuncle's Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed. Good stuff.

How can you not laugh at a guy who sticks his junk in the cheese fondue fountain at Golden Corral in order to win a couple bucks from a frivolous lawsuit?