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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quirky Fun,
By A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Still Life with Volkswagens (Paperback)
Apparently this is the second Volkswagen-themed novel by this British author. I have not as yet read "Street Sleeper," so I can't tell you if this is the better of the two or not. What I can tell you is that is a mostly amusing tale of a number of Brits all bound together in one way or another by Volkswagens. The main problem is that all across England, there are Volkswagen's blowing up left and right. Who is doing and why, and how they can be stopped is the alleged plot which drives this book, but the reader is mostly along for the ride as the main characters search for meaning in their existence. I get the impression that many of the main characters appeared previously in "Street Sleeper," but how long the interval has been in unclear. It's a little tough to describe a novel which culminates in a rave/VW expo under siege by eight neo-Nazi skinheads and their delusional leader, who is questing after a holy grail comprised of a hand carved VW whose sun roof opens to reveal human bone replicas of Hitler and Eva Braun in flagrante... All I can say is that if you have a taste for the quirky, check it out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absurd...Funny...Original...and certainly full of life,
By A Customer
This review is from: Still Life with Volkswagens (Paperback)
If you've never met a collector of Volkswagen beetle memor
abilia, you don't have a complete grasp of the meaning of
the proverb: "It takes all kinds..." Nicholson brings the
reader a diverse group of Volkswagen "nuts", and with some
of his characters, the quotation marks would be optional.
All of his characters, from an annoyingly precocious
little boy, to a millionaire who vanished, to a platoon of
neo-Nazi skinheads are brought together convincingly by
that odd-shaped "car of the people" in this absurd romp
through our times. And Nicholson skillfully weaves his own
connection to the Bug into the novel via asides to the reader
which just add to one's conviction that one has entered an
alternate universe. Have no fear: you will reach a satisfying ending from which you will be allowed to return to
your own reality, where people drive Chryslers, Jeeps,
Hondas, and 4-wheel drive pick-ups.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geoff is fun to read,
By zarf "zarf" (port orchard, wa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Still Life with Volkswagens (Paperback)
I purchased this title a a gift for a "bugged" friend after reading another of his books and seeing this on his back list.
It shall not disappoint.
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