Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Crooked little vein by Warren Ellis

I've been a fan of the comic books and internet ramblings of Warren Ellis for some time now. I was keen to read this book but I was worried that it would disappoint me. Could Ellis write a real book or would he disappear up his own arse? Thankfully he can write as this short novel demonstrates.

The book is not too far removed from the subject matter of his comic books, especially 'transmetropolitan'. It deals with a detective who is charged with the task of finding the only known copy of an alternative version of the constitution of the united states of america. To find the books he has to trawl through the perverts and lunatics who haunt the American underground. All very run of the mill for Ellis.

Not groundbreaking but a good, quick, easy read. Looking forward to more.

drphunk

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