Pygmy is the first Chuck P book that I didn’t rush out to buy (or throw on pre-order). The early reviews that I saw weren’t that great. Most of the reviewers though were caught up on the language in the book. And if you have read it, you know I’m not referring to profanities.
The book is a dairy of sorts written by an ESL secret operative posing as a foreign exchange student. It’s not hard to decipher what’s going on in the book. It’s easier to understand most create your own Engrish results. So what if the sentence structure is a little out of whack. It’s still an interesting social commentary with enough bizarre twists to keep you guessing.
I wouldn’t suggest this as a first book for someone who was pointed in the direction of Chuck Palahniuk’s books. It’s not the worst, I don’t imagine this will the next to get its film rights sold.
Like normal, I like to keep my reviews very light. I’m not a fan of having someone give away the story before I’ve had a chance to crack open the book so I’m not going to do that here. If you’d like to ramble about it though, feel free to leave a comment and I will gladly join in.
