Hokkaido Popsicle

Rating:
Summary: go billy chaka!
Review: This one is as good as Tokyo Suckerpunch, with the same manic energy and humor. Part of the fun is the many bizarre but believable band names the author creates (like "Phantom Limb"), and the many pop music allusions - especially from Maki and Aki, the huge twin bodyguards who continually banter in pop lyrics from well-known songs. The journey through Japan's urban underside propels the reader, and Billy's cynicism about the music scene hits just the right notes. It looks like there will be more Billy Chaka books, and I'm already looking forward to the next one.

Rating:
Summary: go billy chaka!
Review: This one is as good as Tokyo Suckerpunch, with the same manic energy and humor. Part of the fun is the many bizarre but believable band names the author creates (like "Phantom Limb"), and the many pop music allusions - especially from Maki and Aki, the huge twin bodyguards who continually banter in pop lyrics from well-known songs. The journey through Japan's urban underside propels the reader, and Billy's cynicism about the music scene hits just the right notes. It looks like there will be more Billy Chaka books, and I'm already looking forward to the next one.