Maaaaan this book is surreal. Like, you'd think I was joking if I called this book similar to Ice in terms of pacing and all of the this and that, but it really is just as trippy and nonsensical. There are several weird patterns Paulson puts to use in this book, including his love of constantly describing the exact quantities of certain things through bizarrely specific numbers, usage of the word "dumbo," and the way zero characters are ever looking for peace or effective conflict resolution, instead opting for senseless violence. Anyway, this book is a better transgressive satire than any of the edgy "if a guy likes this it's a red flag" novels of the 80s and 90s, because yes, all of the characters are driven through a seemingly obsessive love of violence and destruction, however, 90% of the book isn't just listing off pointlessly provocative things the characters do/think. Anyway, a highlight of this book is how virtually no revisions were made to it as it was being written, therefore the grammar gets progressively better as the book continues. I also appreciate how delightfully nonsensical the whole thing is. You can tell it was written by a kid, and it has that same weird sense of imagination you have at age 10. In conclusion, I think one of the book's funniest bits is how formulaic it all is despite how weird the formula itself is; every situation plays out more or less like this:
-Weisent Wong and Muscle Man fight something.
-A new character is introduced.
-Everyone fights because someone calls someone else stupid.
-The fight is interrupted when a larger threat emerges
Anyway, it's actually a really funny book and I think everyone should read it
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