G. W. Davies

Beast who is actually a laid back hippy trying to find Bo and Peep who are the spokepersons for the alien Twellerians who are coming to pick them up at some point. Slap stick abounds as Beast heads towards Last Stop after a Jazz trumpet player with a drug dealers bag hides in his car. With his Friend Frank who is actually working off an arrest with the Feds by leading them to Bo and Peep the head out for the mountains. Once at the Last Stop things couldn't go more wrong. I really wanted this novel to be funnier than it was but it does move right along and winds itself up with a decent ending.… (mer)

This book is written in first person and the main character is a *bit* of a pothead. It starts off with a lot of silliness as we get to know him and his offbeat friends. About halfway through the plot takes off and grabbed my attention, holding it all the way to the great twist at the end. The mystery kept me guessing and I enjoyed the direction the story took.

Unfortunately, for me, the author uses far too many analogies and similes in his writing. These are completely unnecessary, as his writing is otherwise very strong. My favorite parts were when he relied on sparse sentences to carry him through. The constant analogies distracted me and also detracted from an otherwise great story.… (mer)