Rob "Diesel" Kroese can make anything funny. If you read his blog, Mattress Police, then you already know this. For those unfamiliar with his past and first experiencing him through Mercury Falls, then you are seeing a man at the top of his writing game.
There's a reason that people are ranting, raving, and leaving 5 star reviews for this book all over the web: It's so entertaining that you can't put it down, and once you finish the final chapter, you head right to Google to find out when the movie is slated for release.
As of right now, there is no movie, but Hollywood should take note of this great work of fiction and realize it's potential as a hit.
Being a longtime reader of Kroese's blog, I was a little put off when the cover image was released and I found myself faced with a classic angel painting. Knowing that the book focused on the Apocalypse I worried that due to my lack of religious knowledge that I might be missing out on key ingredients vital to the story. I'm happy to report that this is not the case! Rob foresaw this problem so he filled in the biblical verses for the readers where they were necessary.
The character development was great in Mercury Falls and you grow to know and feel for the main characters. Mercury himself is a character worthy of many books to come. I spent a lot of time wondering Karl was based on anyone Robert knows.
Overall, the book kept me entertained, kept me laughing, and there were days when I couldn't wait to get home to read it. I look forward to more novels from Kroese whether or not the characters remain the same. Above all, the message of this book was a great one, and rang through loud and clear: Don't follow blindly, make your own decisions in life, and don't hesitate to question everything.
I wish Rob all the success in the world.
There's a reason that people are ranting, raving, and leaving 5 star reviews for this book all over the web: It's so entertaining that you can't put it down, and once you finish the final chapter, you head right to Google to find out when the movie is slated for release.
As of right now, there is no movie, but Hollywood should take note of this great work of fiction and realize it's potential as a hit.
Being a longtime reader of Kroese's blog, I was a little put off when the cover image was released and I found myself faced with a classic angel painting. Knowing that the book focused on the Apocalypse I worried that due to my lack of religious knowledge that I might be missing out on key ingredients vital to the story. I'm happy to report that this is not the case! Rob foresaw this problem so he filled in the biblical verses for the readers where they were necessary.
The character development was great in Mercury Falls and you grow to know and feel for the main characters. Mercury himself is a character worthy of many books to come. I spent a lot of time wondering Karl was based on anyone Robert knows.
Overall, the book kept me entertained, kept me laughing, and there were days when I couldn't wait to get home to read it. I look forward to more novels from Kroese whether or not the characters remain the same. Above all, the message of this book was a great one, and rang through loud and clear: Don't follow blindly, make your own decisions in life, and don't hesitate to question everything.
I wish Rob all the success in the world.
This is the first book in the Mercury series; right now there are five books in this series. I got this book for Kindle right when I first got my Kindle e-reader, then I bought the audiobook for cheap. I ended up listening to the first 70% of this on audiobook and then stopped. This reminded me of a many other apocalyptic books that aim at being snarky and humorous about the corporate-like reign of angels and demons.
I actually kind of enjoyed this book at first; it was snarky and darkly humorous. As the book continued it just sounded like so many other books I have read like this and it started to irritate me more than it entertained me.
Think of this as a knock off of things like the movie Dogma or "Good Omens" by Gaiman and Pratchett. This is another one of those books in that "oh look the world is going to end because of mismanagement by God". However, this book seemed to try a bit too hard and I found it to be silly and annoying. The characters were just over characterized and ended up being more irritating than entertaining.
Overall this just wasn't my thing. It was a like a poor imitation of books like âGood Omensâ or the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. It's written in that same over-the-top snarky way, but I just didn't think it was as well done.
I actually kind of enjoyed this book at first; it was snarky and darkly humorous. As the book continued it just sounded like so many other books I have read like this and it started to irritate me more than it entertained me.
Think of this as a knock off of things like the movie Dogma or "Good Omens" by Gaiman and Pratchett. This is another one of those books in that "oh look the world is going to end because of mismanagement by God". However, this book seemed to try a bit too hard and I found it to be silly and annoying. The characters were just over characterized and ended up being more irritating than entertaining.
Overall this just wasn't my thing. It was a like a poor imitation of books like âGood Omensâ or the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. It's written in that same over-the-top snarky way, but I just didn't think it was as well done.
