Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong

Even the detestable villian was slightly more layered than the protagonist, even though he was a shallow husk of misogyny personified. The rest of the cast seemed tightly focused, but trudging through the story from Zoe's perspective felt like a chore. While she overcame some significant challenges, it was mostly due to dumb luck or the actions of others. The main character was a bit flat and came off as indifference peppered with poor foresight. Although the effort was earnest, I don't think it landed as intended. I just didn't laugh as much as I did with 'John Dies' or 'Spiders.' Also, the theme seemed to revolve around the resilience of feminism in the face of unrepentant misogyny. While fart jokes and silliness juxtaposed with life or death situations are typical of Wong's, many of the gags in this book felt forced or out of place.

I am typically a fan of Wong's not-so-subtle humor, but this one missed the mark. Insufferable characters and disjointed themes And along the way, she might just have to learn how to trust people again. She reluctantly joins their cause and helps finish what her old man started, tapping in to her innate talent for bullshit that she inherited from her hated father. The villain is demanding information about Zoe's father when she is rescued by The Fancy Suits. Zoey is quickly entangled in the city's surreal mob war when she is taken hostage by a particularly crazy villain who imagines himself to be a Dr. There she finds that her scumbag dad had actually, in the final years of his life, put his amazing talent for hustling to good use: He was one of the founding members of the Fancy Suits and died in the course of his duties. Zoey, a recent college graduate with a worthless degree, makes a reluctant trip into the city after hearing that her estranged con artist father died in a mysterious yet spectacular way. Meanwhile a young girl is caught in the middle and thinks the whole thing is ridiculous. The peace is kept by a team of smooth, well-dressed negotiators called The Men in Fancy Suits. In a prosperous yet gruesomely violent near future, superhero vigilantes battle thugs whose heads are full of supervillain fantasies.

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong