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    Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
    Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
    Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
    Audiobook8 hours

    Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse

    Written by Victor Gischler

    Narrated by Scott Sowers

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Edgar Award nominee Victor Gischler "specializes in morbid humor, dark sarcasm, and comic noir, complete with violence and mayhem" (Library Journal). Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse picks up 10 years after the end of the world. Former insurance salesman Mortimer Tate leaves his secluded cabin and discovers a desolate landscape complete with cowboys, bandits, and cannibals, where the only traces of civilization are found at Joey Armageddon's Sassy-a-Go-Go club. "Compulsively readable."-Booklist
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 14, 2011
    ISBN9781461849544
    Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse
    Author

    Victor Gischler

    Victor Gischler is a world traveler who earned his PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi. The recipient of Italy’s Black Corsair Award for adventure literature, Victor was nominated for both an Anthony Award and an Edgar Award for his mystery writing. He is also the author of the fantasy trilogy A Fire Beneath the Skin, which includes Ink Mage, The Tattooed Duchess, and A Painted Goddess. Born in Sanford, Florida, he currently lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and would grill every meal if his wife would let him. For more information, please visit www.victorgischlerauthor.com.

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    • 4/5
      I will keep this short and simple.“[...] whether you’re fleeing violent rape gangs, remembering those lost loved ones, or daydreaming of a future where wild dogs no longer roam the streets, we hope you’ll keep making Jack Daniel’s your preferred beverage.”If the above quote makes you smile a little, or want to grab a drink, this book is going to be right up your alley.Victor Gischler really nailed this. The end of the world, gang rivalry juicers, booze drugs cannibals, religious nuts, machine guns, more machine guns, molotovs, piss poor beer…. and strippers.Well, that’s it. ‘Nuff said.If anyone wants to borrow my copy, get in line. I think there are five folks in line right now.--xpost RawBlurb.com
    • 5/5
      What a fun read. Squeamish at times but "realistic" of sorts as far as post-apocalyptical books go. The main character was likable enough in that you wanted him to succeed but also considerably flawed making serious mistakes even while he knew better. I also liked the ending which was a good closing of the current story but did leave it open to a sequel is that author is so inclined (I would pick it up and read if he did come through). If you enjoy snarky humor in a grimy horrible world then pick it up - I personally couldn't put it down and was slightly annoyed when it was finished because my ride was over. Solid read.
    • 5/5
      Although it may seem like just about everyone is writing a post- apocalyptic tale these days, few have ever done it as well as Gischler. This end-of-the World story is so well written and so easy to read. It hardens back to classic science fiction end of the world stories like Heinlein's Farnham's Freehold or Burroughs' Moon Maid Trilogy. There's even a nod to Anderson's Virgin Planet - an offbeat nod.

      It is a story which is often kitschy and irreverently told but works because Gischler's keeps the entire story firmly rooted in his new world. It follows the crazy adventures of a man who knew the end of the world was coming and prepared for it. But after nine years alone in his mountain, he thinks it's time to visit society - or the semblance of near anarchy that now passes for society.
      Between running from cannibals and Mother Superiors, Mortimer becomes a celebrity at a chain of go-go dancing clubs, Armageddon Joeys, that also double as trading posts and gets involved in a war between the states.

      At no point in reading this did I voluntarily put it down. It's just plain great entertainment from beginning to end. This is excellent stuff.
    • 3/5
      This is a fun, if overly violent, story of a post-apocolyptic world. The main character has a series of adventures as he tries to complete a quest.The end of the book makes a statement about civilization,which I found to be the most interesting part.
    • 4/5
      Hey guys, just don't take it seriously and to heart. Just go with the flow. Its a fun, YES very sexist read. But do we have to be so serious all the time??
    • 4/5
      Author Victor Gischler put together a book that reads like an R-rated Douglas Adams novel complete with Adams' humor, yet at times a bitter accounting of Man's last days on earth. This post-apocalyptic novel has a catchy title for sure, and the hot woman with an assault rifle on the cover would make any red-blooded American want to read this book.

      There are so many crazy coincidences and odd happenings that make the world end that you would not fathom it. It breaks the envelope of credulity, for sure. A terrorist nukes Washington and a major earthquake ruptures the west coast and at the same time World War III happens in China, Russia and Europe. Everything goes to hell all at once.

      Except for our former insurance salesman and (we think) divorced husband who has been holed up for nine years in a well-stocked cave somewhere in Tennessee, a state that still has some sense of normalcy -- if you don't count the Red Stripe gangs and the slaves on bikes.

      Interesting society: One side ruled by The Red Czar, who rules with an iron hand has gathered all the gangs into one large gangland. On the other side we have Johnny Armageddon and his Go Go clubs, that are really nothing more than a "titty & bar" show (which Johnny denies of course).

      The book makes interesting premise as to the different kinds of society here -- capitalism on Johnny's side and a military dictatorship on the other. Each plans the others' demise and Mortimer is the pawn that both sides attempt to use to wipe out the other.

      At times the story is tedious, especially the relationships between Ann, his former wife, and Mortimer. Also the subplot of slavery, with men riding bicycles to generate electricity was kinda silly -- there were solar panels around and someone was starting to refine oil again -- as was the convoluted war between the two factions towards the end of the book.

      It's not a bad book by any means and reads rather quickly, if somewhat violently. A bit of graphic sex and lots and lots of drinking and vomiting ensue between plot points, just to warn ya!

      Are we heading to a future where the buck rules and the girls are hot? Read the book and find out!

      Other Novels by Victor Gischler:

      To the Devil, My Regards
      Shotgun Opera
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    • 4/5
      I will keep this short and simple.“[...] whether you’re fleeing violent rape gangs, remembering those lost loved ones, or daydreaming of a future where wild dogs no longer roam the streets, we hope you’ll keep making Jack Daniel’s your preferred beverage.”If the above quote makes you smile a little, or want to grab a drink, this book is going to be right up your alley.Victor Gischler really nailed this. The end of the world, gang rivalry juicers, booze drugs cannibals, religious nuts, machine guns, more machine guns, molotovs, piss poor beer…. and strippers.Well, that’s it. ‘Nuff said.If anyone wants to borrow my copy, get in line. I think there are five folks in line right now.--xpost RawBlurb.com
    • 4/5
      The story of Mortimer and his life after the world collapsed was fantastic. This is a book with adult themes so if you are put off by excessive drinking, graphic violence, and sexual references please do not read this book. Victor Gischler shows off some serious writing skills with this novel. It is a high octane fun ride in the realm of an action movie. Given the type of novel this is a found that the characters development was fairly solid and the story had a nice flow. The real element of fun for me in this book was the very plausible picture Gischler painted of a defeated and downtrodden world. This is not a serious book and can be enjoyed (read through) very quickly. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys non-stop action, racy humor, and Go-Go girls.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book very much, although it's nothing spectacular in terms of how civilization ends. I liked the characters and the settings, and especially the sly humor, which occasionally made me laugh out loud. I look forward to more in this vein from this author.
    • 2/5
      Not great, not even good. Amusingly bad, it was an impulse purchase I regretted before getting it home.
    • 3/5
      The first 280 pages or so are great. The last 50 pages or so are a little bit of a letdown.Still, I was entertained simply by the narrative of the first 280 pages. FicusFan's comment about the scene change being usually accomplished by hitting the main character on the back of the head with a frying pan is spot-on. But there's enough points where I giggle over things. Of the fate of the Jack Daniels brewery post-apocalypse. Or the CNN tower.I'd view it as what would happen if the world ended during Burning Man and a bunch of burners were trying to rebuild society. So part of the charm was that when the writer described a bunch of girls in slutty lingerie were beating the crap out of some armed opponents in five seconds flat, I could see that picture. Not everybody can.But the last 50 pages or so. I had stopped reading because it was time for work with a little bit of the book left and was wondering how they were going to finish up the battle in the remaining pages. And what I thought was that we were just getting to the big battle scene. When I got back to reading, I couldn't understand what the heck went on.And therein lies the problem. The writer picked a third person limited perspective. And the main character doesn't actually participate in the big battle for the most part, so that's it. 50 pages later, the story's over. It's not that the writer resorted to deus ex machina, just that it's unsatisfying.The problem, of course, is that the third person limited perspective is really handy to let you get inside the head of a slightly twisted character....Now, the extraneous and utterly silly side detail. I used a Jehovah's Witnesses tract on the end of the world as a bookmark Because one of their people was handing them out while I was reading it. And commented on how the end of the world was something important with global warming and everything. I don't think she quite had time to reason out that there was a girl with an AK-47 on the cover.
    • 3/5
      Very shallow book, that isn't redeemed by humor, or the sly commentary on modern life. Cardboard characters, odd, foolish, skeevey settings, not much of a story, and not much happens. Manages to make sex and cannibalism boring. The standard scene changer is to hit the main character on the back of the head with a frying pan. Tiresome. Pacing was off, the big event was still being set up and there was only 50 pages left. I was in horror at the thought of a cliff hanger and a sequel. Don't know about the sequel (which I will skip), but there is no cliff hanger.